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Briefing paper

Land and Power: The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land

22/09/2011

11 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

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The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the power to claim […]

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Briefing paper

My Land, My Right: Putting land rights at the heart of the Pakistan floods reconstruction

02/06/2011

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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The mega floods of 2010-11 hit Pakistan hard, both economically and socially, and have had a massive impact on land and agriculture. The path to recovery and reconstruction is long and full of challenges, but it is also an opportunity to tackle crucial structural issues, such as crippling inequalities in people’s rights and access to […]

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Journal article

New agribusiness investments mean wholesale sell-out for women farmers

10/11/2010

11 pages long

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New agribusiness investments mean wholesale sell-out for women farmers

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Globalisation impacts on local land markets and land-use; land transaction costs affect food prices; and the combined effect is particularly damaging to women who produce food and who put food on the table for their families. This paper examines three issues: what is attracting investors and market speculators into the farm and land sectors? What […]

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Journal article

Identifying barriers to GIS-based land management in Guatemala

01/03/2009

10 pages long

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The development of a cadastral system for the Republic of Guatemala was one of the priorities of the 1997 Peace Accord which ended 30 years of civil war. In response to uncertainty about land ownership and land titles, the development of a national cadastre, the equitable distribution of land, and transparent records of land tenancy […]

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Case study

Papua New Guinea (PNG): Land Rights

14/06/2008

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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There is significant pressure to reform land ownership systems in Papua New Guinea on the premise that customary title is an impediment to development. There is growing unrest as local populations are unable to access their ancestral lands. Matrilineal system of land inheritance exists in the Pacific. There is no guarantee that women will be […]

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Journal article

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

01/03/2008

13 pages long

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Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

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In August 2005, a campaign was initiated in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, to obtain government land for landless families. Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS), a grassroots collective of rural women, supported women’s land and property rights in the context of the campaign. In this article, we assess the impact of this campaign on women in […]

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Journal article

Using rights-based and gender-analysis arguments for land rights for women: some initial reflections from Nicaragua

01/03/2008

16 pages long

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Using rights-based and gender-analysis arguments for land rights for women: some initial reflections from Nicaragua

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The purpose of this article is to revisit the issue of land, and explain why it is still critical to women’s empowerment. This is done by looking at it from a rights-based approach and a gender and development perspective. The article draws on case studies of an NGO working on enhancing women’s land rights in […]

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Journal article

Gender-based violence and property grabbing in Africa: a denial of women’s liberty and security

01/03/2007

13 pages long

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Gender-based violence and property grabbing in Africa: a denial of women’s liberty and security

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Property grabbing is a new form of gendered violence against women, threatening the security of women across Southern and East Africa. Forced evictions are often accompanied by further acts of violence, including physical and mental harassment, and abuse. Widows are particularly vulnerable, partly as a result of weakened customary practice and social safety nets that […]

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Briefing note

The Tsunami Two Years On: Land rights in Aceh

30/11/2006

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish

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Aceh, the northern-most province of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, suffered terribly in the tsunami of December 2004. The water washed over 800km of coastline, killing 169,000 people and leaving 600,000 homeless. In several areas, no buildings, roads, or trees were left standing. Large areas of land were permanently lost. Sumatra as then hit by […]

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Book

India

01/01/2004

3 documents

96 pages long

Languages: English

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India is now the world’s tenth most productive industrialised country, and the second largest exporter of computer software. Its middle class is larger than the total population of the USA. But the lands, rights, and livelihoods of the rural poor have been sacrificed to commercial ventures such as mining and forestry; in the cities, economic […]

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