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Fit for purpose land consolidation - An innivative tool for re-allotment in rural Ethiopia.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 1383 downloads
The term food security implies the state of having sufficient and equal access to food.It exists if all people at all times have the potential to meet their need for an active and healthy life.
Land and Conflict - A handbook for Humanitarians.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 971 downloads
Land issues are often root causes of armed conflict, yet often go unaddressed. The technical complexities and political sensitivities surrounding land issues have discouraged humanitarian actors, donors and even governments from engaging with them, often based on an assumption that meddling with the post-conflict status quo may be more destabilizing than simply letting it be. Experience has shown, however, that an entirelypassive approach to land grievances may ultimately be far more destabilizing than an informed and conflict-sensitive approach. Handled carefully, land issues can become an important entry point for peace-building
Land and Conflict - a toolkit for intervention.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 1222 downloads
Conflict can be an inherent and legitimate part of social and political life, but in many places the costs and consequences of conflict, crisis, and state failure have become unacceptably high. Violent conflict dramatically disrupts traditional development and can spill over borders and reduce growth and prosperity across entire regions. Although development and humanitarian assistance programs are increasingly implemented in situations of open or latent violence, unfortunately, most still do not explicitly incorporate a sensitivity to conflict in their design or execution.
Land Conflicts - a practical guide to dealing with land disputes.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 540 downloads
From the ancient Greek myths we know that in the beginning people lived happily together in simple harmony. This Golden Age of peacefulcoexistence did not last, however. With the onset of the current Iron Age people divided the land among them and rendered it into private property, for which they have continued to fight one another to this day
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution - A Study Guide Series on Peace and Conflict for Independent Learners and Classroom Instructors.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 1482 downloads
For most of us, conflict over natural resources is not a part of everyday life. We wake up in the morning and turn on the faucets to brush our teeth, shower, and drink a glass of water. We drive to and from work,school, and other activities, stopping every so often to fill up the tank with gas. We use energy to heat our homes, to cook food, to light our streets. Processed timber is used to form our desks, pencils, and paper. We sometimes buy diamond jewelry as a token of love or status
Open Data Infrastructure for City Resilience- A Roadmap Showcase and Guide.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 539 downloads
It underpins transparency, accountability, public services, business innovation and civil society. A data infrastructure consists of the data assets, the organisations that operate and maintain them and guides describing how to use and manage the data.The effectiveness of data infrastructure lies in its openness to use, which lies at the heart of the “smart cities”community and the movement to align urbanisation with ecological sustainability.
Toolkit and Guidance for Preventing and Managing Land and Natural Resources Conflict.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 608 downloads
Conflict arises when two or more groups believe their interests are incompatible. Conflict is not in itself a negative phenomenon. Non-violent conflictcan be an essential component of social change and development, and is a necessary component of human interaction. Non-violent resolution ofconflict is possible when individuals and groups have trust in their governing structures, society and institutions to manage incompatible interests.
Understanding, preventing and solving land conflicts- A practical guide and toolbox.pdf
Published on 15 August 2018 Modified on 16 August 2018 By Super User 806 downloads
Conflicts over access to, use of and control over land are as old as humankind and frequently occur everywhere – at the intra-personal level (e.g. between siblings or neighbours),at the intra-societal level (e.g. between different ethnic groups or between the state and local population) and at theinter-societal level (i.e. between different states). “Land issues played a major role in all but three of the more than thirty intrastate conflicts that occurred between 1990 and 2009
