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GLTN | Call for Proposals: “Conflict in the context of large scale land acquisitions”

Through the Land and Conflict Coalition, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) invites organizations and institutions to submit Expressions of Interest in undertaking a study on  Conflict in the context of large scale land acquisitions. The primary objective of the Study is to… Read More

Africa Gender Innovation Lab | Fellows Recruitment 2017

The World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) is hiring another round of three GIL Fellows from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Lab conducts rigorous impact evaluations of development interventions to generate evidence on how to close gender gaps in productivity, earnings, and assets…. Read More

USAID | Land Tenure and Property Rights MOOC

In 2015, USAID launched the Land Tenure and Property Rights Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Nearly 2,000 students from 107 countries joined this free university level course, featuring interactive discussions, self-paced video lectures, and expert case studies. Back by… Read More

GLTN | Vacancy: GLTN consultant to support phase 3 strategy document

The GLTN Secretariat is recruiting a consultant to support in the development of a strategy for the GLTN Phase 3 and prepare a draft programme document for its implementation within the 2018-2023 time frame. The consultancy (P5 level… Read More

IASC Conference 2017 | Extended deadline for submitting abstracts

The International Association for the Study of the Commons will be hosting their XVIth Biennial Conference “Practicing the commons: Self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change” in Utrecht, 10-14 July 2017. The organising committee has recently extended the deadline for… Read More

GLTN | Vacancy: Programme management officer human settlements

The focus of this position is to support the coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the country level work of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), focusing on priority countries in Africa. These posts are located in the… Read More

GLTN | Vacancy two Land Experts

The Global Land Tool Network is seeking two LAND EXPERTS. RESPONSIBILITIES Under the supervision of the Unit Leader of the GLTN, the Land Expert will be expected to  undertake the following duties and responsibilities: Initiate and provide substantive… Read More

AFSA | Call for abstracts – Changing Food Systems in Africa: Agro-ecology, Food Sovereignty and their Roles in Nutrition and Health

From 24-26 November 2016, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative for Africa (EOA-I), AfrONet, IFOAM – Organics International and others are organising a 3-day conference on changing food systems in Africa in the context… Read More

UCL | Three PhD scholarships @ Université catholique de Louvain

3 PhD scholarships in the social sciences at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).   The selected candidates will be inserted in an interdisciplinary research project, titled ‘Resistance to international prescriptions and injunctions in Africa and the Middle East’…. Read More

LEGEND | New publication: LEGEND State of the land debate

The UK Department for International Development (DfID) has launched its first global State of the Land Debate report today, on the 4th anniversary of the VGGT. The report addresses the Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land,… Read More