Résultats de la recherche | Land Portal

Résultats de la recherche

Showing items 1 through 9 of 20.
  1. Library Resource
    janvier, 2005
    Nigéria, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This report examines the social, environmental and economic consequences of gas flaring- the process of burning-off surplus combustible vapours from a well, either as a means of disposal or as a safety measure - in the Niger Delta. More gas is flared in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world.

  2. Library Resource
    janvier, 2006
    Mauritanie, Guinée, Burkina Faso, Mali, Afrique sub-saharienne

    Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso have all passed specific legislation in support of pastoralism. This paper reports that while some of these laws provide an improved framework for the management of rangelands and greater tenure security for pastoralists, they contain conceptual and practical problems which may ultimately further marginalise pastoral people.Crucially, the new legislation seeks to manage access to resources through complicated procedures controlled by various levels of government.

  3. Library Resource
    janvier, 2001
    Burkina Faso, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This paper examines the evidence for land degradation in Burkina Faso, and argues that local farming practices are not as unsustainable and environmentally destructive as many reports suggest.Main findings of the study include:there is little evidence of widespread degradation of crop and fallow land in Burkina Faso; the low external input practices used by West African farmers are not leading to region wide land degradation processesa major reason for the overestimation of land degradation has been the underestimation of the abilities of local farmersthere is much more to soil and water co

  4. Library Resource
    janvier, 2004
    Rwanda, Nigéria, Zambie, Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Sénégal, Éthiopie, Afrique sub-saharienne

    In this report, the COHRE Women and Housing Rights Programme (WHRP) documents the fact that under both statutory and customary law, the overwhelming majority of women in sub-Saharan Africa (regardless of their marital status) cannot own or inherit land, housing and other property in their own right.

  5. Library Resource
    janvier, 2013
    Niger

    The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently implemented climate risk management studies in seven countries. This report, commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, gives a detailed summary of efforts in a Niger wetland environment to conduct one such study, incorporating climate change with three key sectors: agriculture, livestock and water resources.

  6. Library Resource
    janvier, 2007
    Mali, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This report provides insight into the local management of conflict over natural resources between herders and farmers in north-western Mali. The study finds that social, economic and environmental change within the region has led to growing pressure on natural resources and a marked deterioration in relations between farmers and herders. The paper warns that because this conflict is based on ethnicity, there is potential for serious escalation. The paper discusses the following:

  7. Library Resource
    janvier, 2007
    Angola, Nigéria, Afrique du Sud, Botswana, République démocratique du Congo, Congo, Sierra Leone, Tchad, Ghana, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This report identifies the challenges that African legislators face in overseeing their countries’ oil and mining industries, as well as best practices in use around the world and recommendations for future engagement. The report finds that international organisations, local advocacy groups, and multinational corporations have played a key role in increasing public access to information and awareness in government oversight. Also, a growing number of African legislatures are more active in the management and oversight of the extractive sector.

  8. Library Resource
    janvier, 2000
    Burkina Faso, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This article explores the breakdown of complementarity between agriculture and livestock in the Kishi Beiga area in the north of Burkina Faso. The article suggests that the the two systems now compete for land and local management systems have broken down.This article discusses a joint GTZ and Government of Burkina Faso initiative to improve natural resource management and people's livelihoods.

  9. Library Resource
    janvier, 2007
    Nigéria, Afrique sub-saharienne

    This Human Rights Watch report examines the misuse of public funds by local officials in the Rivers State of Nigeria’s. It is based on interviews in Rivers state with government and donor agency officials, civil servants, health care workers, teachers, civil society groups and local residents. Also state and local government budgets are analysed.Despite Nigeria’s strong oil industry ordinary Nigerians have derived appallingly little benefit from that wealth and the misuse of public funds by local officials had harmful effects on primary education and basic health care.

  10. Library Resource
    janvier, 2003
    Laos, Bénin, Nigéria, Philippines, Pérou, Togo, Cameroun, Colombie, Ghana, Tchad, Roumanie, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Europe orientale, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Océanie, Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie orientale

    This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, which then uses to make recommendations.

Rechercher dans la bibliothèque foncière

Grâce à notre moteur de recherche robuste, vous pouvez rechercher n'importe quel document parmi les plus de 64 800 ressources hautement conservées dans la bibliothèque du foncier.

Si vous souhaitez avoir un aperçu de ce qui est possible, n'hésitez pas à consulter le guide de recherche.

 

Partagez cette page