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Report of the Committee on Lands, Environment and Tourism for the Second Session of the Eleventh National Assembly Appointed on 27th September, 2012

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National Policies
Août, 2012
Zambie

Functions of the Committee

2. In addition to any other duties placed upon it by the Honourable Mr Speaker or any Standing Order or any other order of the Assembly, the duties of the Committee on Lands, Environment and Tourism are as follows:

Women’s Land Rights in Customary Dispute Resolution in Rwanda: Lessons from a Pilot Intervention by RCN Justice et Démocratie

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Août, 2012
Rwanda

This brief discusses a pilot intervention in Rwanda led by the Belgian
NGO, RCN Justice & Démocratie, with support from the International
Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Belgian Government. A
more detailed and complete discussion of the pilot is given in Lankhorst
and Veldman (2011a). The pilot aimed to transform the customary

Non-Citizens and Land Tenure in Kenya

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Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
Juin, 2012
Afrique
Kenya

The acquisition of land by foreigners in developing countries has emerged as a key mechanism for foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI is defined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the category of international investment that reflects the objective of a resident entity in one economy to obtain a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy.

Land Governance in Africa. How historical context has shaped key contemporary issues relating to policy on land

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Reports & Research
Juin, 2012
Afrique

Includes colonial rule and land frontiers, late colonialism and modernisation, post-colonial nation-building and state-led development, community participation and community-based solutions, harmonising and devolving land administration, women’s land rights, pastoral land rights, market-led land redistribution in Southern Africa, foreign direct investment in land.

Empowering women through land tenure reform:The Rwandan experience

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Reports & Research
Juin, 2012
Rwanda

Since 2004, Rwanda has embarked on an ambitious land tenure reform programme (LTR) aimed
at increasing security of tenure to all land owners and the elimination of all forms of
discrimination. This has largely been achieved through the establishment and implementation of
a new legal, regulatory and institutional framework.

Pilot Project to establish a Pro-Poor Land Information Management System (LIMS) for part of Thika Municipality

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Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
Mai, 2012
Kenya

According to 2001 statistics, 924 million people, almost one third of the world’s population lived in slums. A majority of these people are in the developing countries and they account for 43% of the urban population. Slums are characterized by a dense proliferation of small, makeshift shelters built from diverse materials, degradation of the local ecosystem and by severe social problems.

What Dimensions of Women’s Empowerment Matter Most for Child Nutrition?

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Reports & Research
Mai, 2012
Bangladesh

We use data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to examine the relationship between women’s status and nutrition in Bangladesh using indicators of empowerment such as mobility, decisionmaking power, and attitudes toward verbal and physical abuse. We also examine the role of variables reflecting maternal education and height, in relation to child nutrition.

Caught between Customary and State Law: Women’s Land Rights in Uganda in the Context of Increasing Privatization of Land Tenure Systems

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Reports & Research
Mai, 2012
Ouganda
Afrique

Includes women’s land rights and tenure security in a context of legal pluralism and land tenure privatization; competing legal systems and land rights protection on the ground � what is going wrong?