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People paddle in dugout canoes past a forest in Cameroon.
African land solutions: making the resource blessing a reality
… While the recent rush for land is global in scope, continent-wide frameworks, and well-resourced … undermine strategies in another. In a presentation on large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon, Samuel Nguiffo of the Centre for … He called for a clear development vision so that the development of land resources was based on bottom-up land use planning rather than …
Insight, 01 November 2012
People from Kandadji village, which is due to be flooded, meet to discuss resettlement plans (Photo: Jamie Skinner)
Niger hosts forum on securing land rights in irrigated areas
… the current challenges arising from socio-economic issues around land rights over existing and future irrigation schemes in Niger, and … through the formal registration of the state's rights over the land involved.  These schemes form a significant element of the national … There is increasing competition between different stakeholders over land and natural resources in Niger: the causes include demographic …
News, 07 May 2014
A GWI consultation with local communities in Kankan, eastern Guinea, in July 2014 looked at how to secure agricultural land tenure for those affected by the proposed Fomi dam (Photo: GWI West Africa)
Fomi dam: catalysing land tenure reform in Guinea
… impacts on those people displaced by the Fomi dam, but also how land expropriation and compensation processes are managed across the … process and that they must not only be compensated for their lost land and livelihoods, but also benefit directly from the dams in the … weaknesses, including a lack of clarity and consistency in the land code on how to proceed with expropriations for public purposes and …
News, 03 March 2015
Rising demand for renewable energy could drive more land grabs
… energy worldwide – wood – could drive yet more acquisitions of land in developing countries where food insecurity is rising and land rights are weak, say researchers at IIED. In a briefing paper … that plantations will displace poor and marginalised communities from land they have tended to for generations but have no formal claim over. …
News, 30 August 2011
Open letter to Bill Gates on African land acquisitions
… Toulmin, responds to comments Bill Gates made about large-scale land acquisitions in a recent interview. 11 February 2011 Dear Mr Gates, … AllAfrica.Com , you replied to a question about IIED's recent report Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts? , by saying it would be … that have been negotiated. The lack of clarity, large areas of land involved, long term leases and questions around compensation for …
News, 11 February 2011
Group of four women carrying big basins on the way to get clean water. They are wearing colorful clothing.
Making water use fair for everybody
… affecting women and gender equality  – social norms, power relations, land ownership, access to basic services, risk of violence and the like …
Insight, 20 March 2025
Woman carrying bags walking towards white tents
People fleeing impacts of climate change suffering physical and mental health crises
… increased demand for housing and resources such as water and arable land, creating local conflicts between farmers and pastoralists. Displacement also disrupted family social cohesion, leading to numerous …
News, 14 December 2022
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… Opportunities Localised durable solutions in conflict-induced displacement contexts - lessons learned from different country contexts … Over the last decade, the world has witnessed a rise in number of displacement crises, due to the impacts of conflict, natural disasters, … for accessing adequate housing, food, basic and social services, and land tenure rights. Using experiences from these countries, this event …
Event, 26 June 2022
A block of unfinished buildings, open to the elements
A world without refugee camps? IIED launches research on urban refugees
… Reality check But these images do not convey the complex reality of displacement flows. The majority of the world’s refugees and internally … a shack or an apartment, or living in temporary structures on empty land. Camps limit people’s movements and curtail their economic … and the difficulties they face, most humanitarian assistance for displacement is still channelled to camps. The statistics from Jordan …
Insight, 06 April 2020
Governments must work with local people to save the world’s nature
… “But all actions, including those focused on increasing the amount of land that is protected, need to recognise and respect the rights and … live in and around nature-rich areas. "Action must not lead to their displacement, marginalisation or impoverishment. Their deep knowledge of …
News, 30 September 2020