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Why are tribal women in India still robbed of their land rights?

08 Mars 2021
Shipra Deo

In Jharkhand, eastern India, women are not entitled to own land and accusations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims to land

When Talabitti’s husband died in 2016, her claim to the family land seemed to die with him. Though her husband had worked the family land by himself, upon his death his male cousins laid their claim. If Talabitti attempted to make a competing claim, they threatened to drive her away – with violence, if necessary. Sadly, this threat materialized.

تحديات الإدارة الفعالة للأراضي في المنطقة العربية

17 Février 2021
WaelZakout

تعاني المنطقة العربية من العديد من التحديات في قطاع حوكمة الأراضي وإدارتها . والأهم من ذلك ، أن انعدام أمن الحيازة في
المنطقة العربية هو الأعلى بين المناطق الأخرى في العالم ، كذلك في مؤشر البنك الدولي لممارسة الأعمال التجارية ، تحتل المنطقة
المرتبة الأدنى بين المناطق الاخرى ، باستثناء بعض دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي. يؤثر انعدام أمن الحيازة سلبيًا على العديد من
جوانب الاقتصاد بما في ذلك العمران ، والتنمية الزراعية ، والقطاع الخاص ، وتمكين المرأة ، على سبيل المثال لا الحصر. وفوق

An Interview with Professor Howard Stein at the recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa

20 Décembre 2019
Howard Stein
stacey.zammit@landportal.info

During the recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa, we had a chance to sit down and speak with Professor Howard Stein of the University of Michigan. Scroll below to read more.  


1) Can you tell us a little bit about your research, work and background? 

2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa: Why it matters for the continent

27 Novembre 2019

Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African Development Bank.

In collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank will host the 3rd Edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Abidjan from 25 to 29 November 2019.

In this interview, Ochieng shares key insights into why the conference matters for Africa.

 

Leveraging Open Data in the Fight Against Corruption

26 Novembre 2019
ClintonOmusula

The land sector is increasingly being cited as a corruption hub. Many countries across the globe are grappling with land-related corruption that dates to the colonial years and which have metamorphosed into historical injustices and continue to be a source of conflict and violation of basic human rights. Cases of land grabbing, compensation-less expropriation, gender-based discrimination in accessing and ownership of land and related resources, illegal mining deals, bribing to access land administration services among others are not new in the lands sector.

Statement by Her Excellency Ambassador Josefa L.C. Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

26 Novembre 2019

I bring you warm greetings from H.E. Mousa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of African Union Commission. It is my honour and pleasure to deliver this statement at the opening of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa. I salute the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Côte D’Ivoire and all partners for hosting and successfully organizing the 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa.

The Nuances of Opening Data: Comparing Financial and Land Data

17 Septembre 2019
stacey.zammit@landportal.info
Lisette Mey

Our online discussion “Open Land Data in the Fight Against Corruption” is well underway with many interesting contributions so far. We are discussing whether Open Data can be a key tool to increase transparency, support innovation and increase civic engagement, in the fight against corruption. One of the key questions which reverberates throughout the open data debate in the land sector, however, is how much transparency is too much?

Opportunities and Limitations: New Data Sources and Tech in the Fight Against Corruption

31 Août 2019
stacey.zammit@landportal.info

Increasingly, governments and citizens in developing countries as well as development agencies are using information technology to improve governance, shape government-citizen relations, and reduce corruption. Despite this, we continue to be at the first phases of understanding how to best use these new data sources in anti-corruption work, as well as appreciating the challenges and limitations inherent in them.  


Des mafieux du foncier recherchés par Interpol et la justice marocaine se trouvent à Guergarat

02 Août 2019

Date: 1er août 2019

Source: le360.ma

Par: Mohamed Deychillaoui 

Kiosque360. Pour avoir vendu une importante assiette foncière appartenant à autrui, plusieurs personnes recherchées par la justice marocaine et Interpol se trouveraient actuellement dans le no man’s land de Kandahar, près de Guerguerat.