Land & Conflicts

A compendium of four doctoral theses on land administration. 

Woman and her children in Timor-Leste. In a country where historic conflict has drastically impacted the environment and community dynamics, CI is helping to spark dialogue between local community members and government officials to promote peace through conservation agreements. (© Conservation International/photo by Lynn Tang)

Includes key issues; the rise of development-induced displacements; key findings on the resettlement process; evaluating the proposed National Resettlement Policy; recommendations. Brief argues reforms need to be cognisant of the ways and means in which communities have been displaced and resettled in recent cases of land-based investments, and learn lessons from them.

Since Myanmar opened up under the semi-civilian government in 2011, the diaspora have been encouraged to return.

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"The country's political reforms have not shielded remote communities from being devastated by ongoing conflicts...Myanmar has undergone political reform over the past few years, led by President Thein Sein, a former military commander who has adopted a more moderate stance concerning the country's political system.

IDMC's report explores the challenges in providing sustainable housing assistance to informal urban settlers displaced by disasters. It looks at nine case studies from Asia, America and Europe.

The vast majority of land in Afghanistan is untitled and unregistered, further complicating the Afghan state’s ability to help sustainably resolve land disputes. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Afghanistan Land Authority sought to address this problem by testing a new model of engaging community dispute resolution in formal land registration.

La presente Resolución modifica la que crea el Programa de Formalización de la Propiedad Rural, con el objeto de promover el acceso a la propiedad de la tierra y mejorar la calidad de vida de los campesinos, y la que adopta la Guía Metodológica para la Formalización Masiva de la Propiedad Rural por Barrido Predial, como herramienta orientadora y de consulta para los agentes que participan direc

A theory of land market activity is developed for settings where there is uncertainty and private information about the security of land tenure. Land sellers match with buyers in a competitive search environment, and an illiquid land market emerges as a screening mechanism. As a consequence, adverse selection and an insecure system of property rights stifle land market transactions.

Le décret définit les modalités d’organisation et de fonctionnement de la Chambre Nationale des Rois et Chefs traditionnels, en application de la loi n° 2014-428 du 14 juillet 2014 portant statut des rois et chefs traditionnels de Côte d’Ivoire.

Met en oeuvre: Loi n° 2014-428 du 14 juillet 2014 portant statut des rois et chefs traditionnels de Côte d’Ivoire. (2014-07-14)

• La publicación ofrece una amplia reflexión sobre las nuevas presiones sobre la tierra y los territorios en cuatro países de la región, e indaga sobre sus impactos en procesos de larga data.
• Se presenta a los actores directamente afectados o beneficiados por las relaciones de poder que se generan en el ámbito rural en la actualidad.

Governments have power to compulsorily acquire land or other interest in land for a public purpose subject to prompt payment of the compensation to the affected persons. The process of land acquisition involves several government departments which have different mandates depending with the purpose of the acquisition.