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Organizaciones Indígenas y Desarrollo. El caso de Chimborazo

Training Resources & Tools
October, 2008
Ecuador

Documento realizado para la REUNIÓN TÉCNICA INTERNACIONAL sobre Comunidades Indígenas, Tierra, Desarrollo e Institucionalidad: Experiencias en A. Latina . Octubre de 2008 Entre sus principales conclusiones están: - Experiencias exitosas contexto de un proceso de creciente toma de conciencia y reivindicación identitaria autoestima cultural (se refleja además en la participación política de indígenas mediante voto directo) - Recuperación de formas propias de organización, (fenómeno acompañado de surgimiento de diversidad de organizaciones vinculadas a distintas creencias religiosas.

Foreign direct investments in land in developing countries

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2009
Global

The world food crisis has spurred foreign direct investments (FDI) into arable land in developing countries. While significant financial inflows into agricultural sectors could be beneficial on a global scale, it could negatively affect local livelihoods. This article provides an overview of the different types of FDI in land. In addition, examples of investment flows are illustrated in an overview and a sustainable impact matrix outlines the occurring effects. Finally, requirements of avoiding negative effects are presented, to achieve a Pareto-efficient win-win situation.

Urban agriculture - a key to food security

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Tanzania

Dar es Salaam is one of the fastest growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa. In its rapidly expanding peri-urban fringe poor migrants from distant rural areas settle down on plots they can afford that provide access to urban markets. They engage in commercial poultry farming establishing sustainable livelihoods and improving food security in the city.

A view from the North. Rural areas in 2016: Vibrant or vacant?

Journal Articles & Books
Somalia
Kenya
Sudan

Two images have dominated the northern media in recent months.The first is of desolation in remote, rural areas in Africa affected by drought, conflict or famine, such as in Somalia, northern Kenya or Darfur, Sudan. The second is a different kind of desolation - that of urban squalor as portrayed in the film «The Constant Gardener». Nairobi's Kibera, which provides a backdrop for the film, is a bustling shantytown with a population of ca.

A handbook on urban land markets for Africa

Manuals & Guidelines
September, 2010
Zimbabwe
Zambia
South Africa
Malawi
Lesotho
Botswana

The handbook introduces key economic and related concepts explaining the functioning of urban land markets. By introducing key classical economic concepts, the handbook provides foundational economic terms that are often referred to in relation to urban land markets. In doing this, we do not imply that African land markets should or ought to 'fit' into neo-classical economic theories, nor do we propose that 'perfect' markets exist.

Aide alimentaire d'urgence: enseignements tirés d'une opération post-séisme en Haïti

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Haiti

Juste après le tremblement de terre, en janvier 2010, la GTZ a lancé en Haïti un projet d'aide alimentaire d'urgence avec plusieurs partenaires. En l'espace d'un mois, environ 1 000 tonnes de vivres ont été distribuées. L'article rend compte de cette expérience et décrit les facteurs qui revêtent une importance décisive pour le succès d'une telle opération.

Co-existing urban land use management practices

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2009
South Africa

This case study draws on research that investigated how urban land is claimed, used or divided and the various land use management (LUM) practices that exist around these various and sometimes competing land uses. This case study is based on a research study undertaken by Colin Marx and Margot Rubin with Progressus Research and Development, commissioned by Urban LandMark. An introduction to the case study is given below. You can do these activities on your own or in groups, as appropriate for your learning session.

Urban land development in practice

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2009
South Africa

This case study draws on research that sought to understand the process of urban land development in practice, from the perspectives of developers and municipalities. The research was undertaken by the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Pretoria, commissioned by Urban LandMark. The resource includes some learning and reflection activities based on the case study. These activities can be done individually or in groups, as appropriate for the learning session.