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Cadasta Foundation Launches New Global Land Rights Challenge Fund to Secure Land and Resource Rights

5 November 2019

Global

Cadasta Foundation has launched its new Global Land Rights Challenge Fund to help partners better leverage Cadasta’s innovative tools and services to document land and resource rights worldwide.

Terra Nova and Global Land Alliance Partner to Scale Proven Property Rights Mediation Model

16 October 2019

Brazil

Historical Database on Economic and Social Impact of Informal Settlements Agreements in Brazil to be Made Available for Research

Dhaka in a development vs slum rights debate

2 August 2019

Bangladesh

Government should consider upgrading the city’s Karail slum community instead of summarily evicting its 200,000 people for a software park

Blogs

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Without Property Rights, Prosperity is Built on a Shaky Foundation

3 May 2019

Authors:

Ms. Amy Coughenour Betancourt

India

Global

Like many homeowners in the US, I have a pile of mortgage papers and the deed to our house cluttering my cabinets, and I don’t give them much thought. Likewise, renters have a lease document—usually kept in a folder somewhere—that formalizes their right to use and enjoy that dwelling.

Conservation & Development, both suffer when land tenure is not secure: India Land Conference

9 March 2019

Authors:

Mr. Pranab Choudhury

India

Conservation, said Aldo Leopold, is harmony between (wo)men and land. Land should justifiably figure not only into the conservation, but also in development debates, policy and discourses. Missing land rights and land tenure security can be costly for states, communities as well as local and global development.

How do you turn a slum into a suburb? Perhaps data holds a key

17 October 2018

Authors:

William Cobbett

Global

A revolution is underway. In Latin America, it has likely crested. In Southeast Asia and West Africa, it is moving apace. In East Africa, it is at its most intense.

It is brewing most remarkably not in storied national capitals and megacities, but in the medium sized, second-tier cities, less watched by governments and journalists. Cities that might double in size in 12-15 years, yet already under-resourced.

It is a demographic revolution: significant population growth which drives the epochal growth of city dwelling, as the world becomes ever more urban.

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Discussions

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Land and Corruption in Africa in 3 Topics

Closed

17 July 2019 to 7 August 2019

Facilitators:

Jean Brice Tetka

Mary Maneno

Michael Okai

Dr. Simon Manda

Mr. Gerald Padde Auku

Partners:

Land Portal Foundation

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Transparency International

Land Policy Initiative

Africa

Kenya

Uganda

Zambia

Ghana

Land corruption in Africa Download the Report of the discussion.

Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor

Closed

20 March 2019

Facilitators:

Narayana Gatty

India

Welcome and introduction from Narayana Gatty, Professor, Azim Premji University
Narayana:

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Events

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India Land and Development Conference 2019

12 March 2019 to 14 March 2019

Location

India International Center New Delhi

India

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IN

India

Conference Theme: Partnership for enhanced Inclusion and Impact

Organizations:

NRMC

Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in the East Indian State Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor

14 February 2019

Location

Online

India

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IN

India

The Land Portal Foundation and the NRMC Center for Land Governance partnered with key organizations to hold a series of three webinars leading up to the third annual India Land and Development Conference (ILDC), which took place from 12-14 March, 2019.

Organizations:

Government of Odisha (India)

Tata Trusts

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Azim Premji University

NRMC

Cadasta Foundation

Land Portal Foundation

Africities 8 Summit

20 November 2018 to 24 November 2018

Location

Marrakesh

Morocco

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MA

Global

Africities is the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa’s flagship pan-African event that is held every three years in one of the five regions of Africa. We mobilize communities and local authorities in African countries, as well as financial institutions, civil society groups and development partners at continental and international level.

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Library

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Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor

Reports & Research

March 2019

India

The webinar Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in the East Indian State Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor took place on 14 February, 2018.

The webinar discussed anecdotes of the land rights policy in the state, application of innovative technology, processes and partnerships in the project execution and best practices followed in gaining rights for slum dwellers.

Remaking the Urban Mosaic

Manuals & Guidelines

October 2016

Colombia

Global

Participatory and inclusive land readjustment, or PILaR for short, is a way of reorganizing the ownership of land in and around cities in a pro-poor way. It brings together land parcels belonging to different owners and treats them as a single unit for planning and infrastructure provision.

Tackle tenure issues in informal settlements

Journal Articles & Books

January 2018

Kenya

Four years ago, I was part of a research team looking at access to land and basic services in informal settlements.

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Organizations

Cities Alliance

What is the Cities Alliance?

The Cities Alliance is a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development.

Cities Alliance Members

The Cities Alliance partnership features a broad range of members, including: local authorities, national governments, non-governmental organisations, multi-lateral organisations, and Associate Members. For our current membership, please see Our Members.

What does the Cities Alliance do?