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Ensuring women’s participation in land governance: “bringing the law home” in Tanzania
… it comes to women’s land rights and women’s participation in land governance. The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania … that help to safeguard women’s land rights, and the 1982 Local Government (District Authorities) Act establishes the village council … at all. The study prompted TAWLA to start a process to “bring the law home”, by supporting the adoption of gender-sensitive village by-laws in …
Insight, 20 January 2021
The fastest-growing cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Insight, 28 February 2024
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Advancing agrobiodiversity: why organisations of smallholders and Indigenous Peoples are vital
Publication, 27 February 2024
The changing status of Karachi’s women
Insight, 07 November 2023
Further data tales: decoding land ownership and other challenges
… tackle the ‘scale’ problem). Perhaps nowhere does this reality hit home harder than in the implementation of mega-sized, slum land-titling … a slum in any urban area by such date as may be notified by the State Government, shall be entitled for settlement of land and certificate of …
Insight, 25 October 2023
Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s
… to leave Argentina in 1976 after receiving death threats. A military government was in power and thousands of Argentinians were murdered in … faced with a continent starved of research and debate under previous governments – and universities lacking any progressive teachers. Many … settlements in Buenos Aires to secure tenure, and upgrade their homes and neighbourhoods. It also supported local governments in …
Insight, 27 September 2023
Upgrading informal settlements in the global South: transforming relations with government, transforming lives
… alternatives. They are ‘informal’ because they do not conform to government regulations. The official response was generally to bulldoze … ignore them. But over the last 50 years, many local and some national governments have recognised their importance for housing most of the … complete upgrading This includes piped water and toilets in every home, along with electricity, and paved access roads. There is little …
Insight, 05 October 2021
Climate change is pushing the poorest countries further into debt. Can insurance fix it?
… can remember. Thirteen people died of heatstroke just by attending a government award ceremony in the open air. Last month I was working in … due to sea level rises and cyclones. Each time, they lose their home, agricultural land and livelihoods, making them economically poor … consequences for poorer countries. During climate disasters, while government’s revenue and tax collections go down due to the disruption …
Insight, 09 May 2023
Delivering an inclusive COP26 in the age of COVID-19 requires more than vaccines
… from the least developed countries (LDCs), which despite being home to 14% of the world’s population, have only administered just … network of in-country embassies to reach out to LDCs and SIDS governments to develop plans. They could set up logistics teams and … in Climate Home News website … Brianna Craft … Climate change … Governance … Keeping the climate talks fair and inclusive for least …
Insight, 06 July 2021
Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?
… electricity access is at the forefront of many sub-Saharan African governments’ economic plans, with a focus on expanding large, … response, rural farmers formed electric cooperatives. In 1936, the US government formed the Rural Electrification Administration to help … 30-year loans and extended credit to households to wire their homes and buy electric appliances to stimulate demand . By 1953, more …
Insight, 25 September 2023