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'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' book
… of High Mobility . Cecilia Tacoli 7. Climate-related Disasters and Displacement: Homes for Lost Homes, Lands for Lost Lands . Scott Leckie …
Article, 01 June 2010
Although aid agencies provide emergency help in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, only long-term planning can deal with the wider environmental stresses (Photo: Caroline King-Okumu/IIED)
Unblocking the cycle of water stress, crises and innovation in the Bekaa Valley
Project, 04 January 2017
A woman behind a counter arranges her vegetable produce
Cartel or chemist?
… schools, only 20% have functioning toilets. Yet, Mukuru’s entire land area would be taken up if schools, of the prescribed planning …
Insight, 27 February 2020
Pilot projects including the Bolsa Floresta forest stipend scheme in Amazonas, Brazil, help to combat deforestation in Brazil (Google re-use licensed)
How to assess what people want from REDD+
… on forests for their livelihoods, such as for fuelwood or to provide land for expanding agriculture. If national and local REDD+ programmes close off land and resource use options for such communities, and do not include … was the in-migrants who mostly favoured cash as with their insecure land tenure status they couldn't be certain they would benefit from …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Adaptation in Bangladesh: notes from the field
Insight, 29 March 2011
Five ways to bring benefits from large dams to local communities
… local customary practices, and especially who has what rights to what land. The study identified five approaches that can overcome these … from them. • Develop local production systems by ensuring access to land and resources in ways that are compatible with both national law …
News, 23 November 2011
Smallholders threshing rice in irrigated agricultural perimeter of Sélingué dam in Mali (Photo: Moustapha Diallo/GWI West Africa)
GWI West Africa: project background
… and future dam-fed irrigation systems. This would ensure that water, land, and economic benefits are shared equitably and conflicts are … This also means providing women smallholders with access to secure land tenure and the resources and support necessary to improve their … rights of people affected by large dams in West Africa.' Securing the land rights of people affected by dams in West Africa ' sets out how new …
Project, 01 November 2014
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… the roles of the state and communities in urban housing and land-use management'  is now available. Email [email protected] if you …
Article, 22 October 2020
A man walks past the river Niger in Mopti, Mali.
Bamako baroke – talking politics and drinking tea
… resentment and loss of trust because of the killings, conflict and displacement of the past few years. The newly established National … National assets but decentralised power Making more productive use of land and water is the fifth priority. Despite vast arid lands in the … could boost production, especially with investment and more secure land rights for farmers. Large land hand-outs to politicians, …
Insight, 12 June 2013
Climate, carbon, conservation and communities
News, 04 September 2007