After three days of deliberations on the findings of a decade of research and initiatives across Africa, conference participants presented this series of recommendations affirming women’s rights to ownership, access, and control of land. Specific recommendations are directed towards actions to be taken by governments, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society organizations that focus on customary law; women’s economic empowerment, food security and the environment; political conflicts; and in relation to poor women and urban land.
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2011Afrique sub-saharienne
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An overview of capturing and allocating value created through the development of transport infrastructure in South Africa
Documents et rapports de conférencejanvier, 2012Afrique du SudCities attribute much of their economic expansion to the development of transit systems that link people efficiently to jobs. However, many of South Africa's cities lack modern mass transit systems for transporting commuters. Partly as a result, South Africans, especially low-income workers, spend a high share of their disposable income on transport.
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencenovembre, 2011Afrique du Sud
The Department of Human Settlements reports that between 1994 and 2009, 2.94-million housing units and serviced sites have either been built or were under construction. By September 2010, 1.44-million of these properties were formally registered on the Deeds Registry. This means that about 50% of subsidy beneficiaries had not yet received formal title for their housing. Moreover, since 2005, the percentage of subsidy properties that have been formally registered per year has plummeted.
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A guide for municipal practitioners
Documents et rapports de conférencejanvier, 2012Afrique du SudUrban land markets have a profound effect on how well poor households are able to access the jobs, amenities and services offered in the city. But often the way in which this market works frustrates attempts to open up better located living and business opportunities for poorer urban households and communities, despite government policies and programmes intended to address these challenges. The challenge in South Africa is even larger because of worsening poverty and inequality, and the continuing growth of cities through urbanisation.
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A reflection on the first decade of a democratic and transformed local government in South Africa
Documents et rapports de conférenceaoût, 2011Afrique du SudSouth African cities are under the national and international spotlight again. Community protests over service delivery, disputes about councillor selection, mismanagement and underspending of municipal budgets, and recurrent billing problems have attracted growing public concern. Yet cities have also been fêted for rekindling a spirit of national unity during 2010, delivering world-class transport schemes and leading the economy out of recession.
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencejuillet, 2011Afrique du Sud
The last decade has seen a significant increase in the number of retail centres being developed in 'emerging economy' areas - townships and rural areas - in South Africa. In Soweto, for example, at least six shopping centres have opened their doors since 2005. Even in the townships of smaller South African cities, shopping centre developments have sprung up, changing the face of commercial transactions for many residing in these areas.
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2011Afrique du Sud, Afrique australe
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2011Congo
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2011Éthiopie, Afrique orientale
Ethiopia?s economy and majority of the people?s livelihoods are dependent on agriculture. To develop the socioeconomy of Ethiopia and eradicate poverty, the policy and interventions should focus on agriculture as an entry point. In line with this, the government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs and various institutions share the concepts and priorities identified in the ?Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP).?
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencenovembre, 2011Burkina Faso, Ghana, Afrique occidentale
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