Global Donor Working Group policy brief ‘land in a post-2015 framework’
The Global Donor Working Group on Land (http://www.donorplatform.org/land/on-common-ground.html?Itemid=9) published a platform policy brief on land in a post-2015 framework. The policy brief can be accessed via this link.
Land rights in Namibia
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) recently published two case studies about land rights in Namibia. Topics are the strenghtening of women’s rights to land and the systematic registration of communal land in Namibia. Both documents are… Read More
Landesa women’s land rights visiting professionals program
Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professional Program is cultivating a network of qualified professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights. The program will boost visiting professionals’ capacity to effectively… Read More
Government of Ethiopia partners with the G8 to improve land governance
Government of Ethiopia partners with the G8 to improve land governance The Governments of Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, the USA, and Germany announced agreeing to enter a land country partnership to work together to improve rural land governance… Read More
Call for proposals: agricultural investment, gender and Land in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), the Future Agricultures Consortium, and the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) of the African Union, the African Development Bank and… Read More
Vacancy announcement: Land Portalopen data website admin
The Land Portal team is looking for a technical person with expertise in Drupal administration and Open Data. The team is seeking a multi-skilled technical lead to manage the transition of the Land Portal from it’s first version… Read More
New publication: compensation and resettlement policies
‘Compensation and resettlement policies after compulsory land acquisition for hydropower development in Vietnam: policy and practice’ In this new article published last week in open access journal Land, the authors analyse differences between policies and practices regarding state-led… Read More
New publication: Africa for sale
‘Africa for sale: Positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa’ Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Caroline Seagle and Froukje Krijtenburg (eds.) The past several decades have witnessed a rise in foreign and domestic investments… Read More
Experts identified key indicators to support the Post-2015 development agenda
Experts identified key indicators to support the Post-2015 development agenda Prior to the GLTN Partner meeting on 11, 12 and 13 November in the Hague, the Netherlands, over 30 internationals experts met and agreed to propose 4 promising… Read More
Last Updated: 26th July 2019 by admin
Land Governance Donor Programme Database Launched
On January 22 a comprehensive database on land and resource governance programmes funded by members of the Global Donor Working Group on Land was presented during the Platform Annual General Assembly in Paris. Global scope Cooperating with the… Read More