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Report – LAND at Lunch: Investments and conflict in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique
April 2021 By Charlotte Stam, LANDac research intern Since a few weeks the Cabo Delgado region in northern Mozambique has been in the news as insurgents have attacked Palma. Already thousands of people have fled the region and… Read More
Food Security and Food Sovereignty during and after Covid-19
Webinar on Food security and food sovereignty during and after CovidJune 29, 2021, 3:00 pm (CDT)Click here to read more about the event! Livestream on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UTLLILAS/ Speakers Raj Patel, LBJ School of Public Affairshttps://rajpatel.org/ Alejandro Argumedo Swift Foundationhttps://bit.ly/3uI8wpA… Read More
Seminar on Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs)
“Debating ESIAs: Effectiveness, concerns and prospects” Sharing the results of a literature review and expert interviews as part of the LANDac applied research project into ESIAs “Ten-years after: A reality check on impact assessments of infrastructural projects”. On… Read More
IGAD Women’s Land Rights Conference
28th – 30th June 2021 Even though women are the primary users of agricultural land in most African communities, the system of patriarchy which dominates social organization has tended to discriminate against women when it comes to ownership… Read More
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management Launch
Knowledge management and learning is at the heart of RVO’s LAND-at-scale program. For this reason, RVO is excited to announce a partnership with LANDac and the International Land Coalition for the implementation of an integrated knowledge management component… Read More
Handbook of Translocal Development and Global Mobilities
Edited by Annelies Zoomers, Professor of International Development Studies and Maggi Leung, Kei Otsuki and Guus Van Westen, Associate Professors, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. This timely Handbook demonstrates that global linkages, flows… Read More
CCSI: More Contracts and ESIAs: OpenLandContracts.org
CCSI: More Contracts and ESIAs: OpenLandContracts.org The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment’s online database of contracts and associated agribusinesses, forestry and renewable energy projects, OpenLandContracts.org, has greatly expanded. The database now includes: Contracts and associated documents from 58 countries… Read More
IHS – Course on Sustainable Urban Management (Scholarships available)
Course dates: 3 January – 25 March 2022 (dates are still subject to change) Scholarship OKP application date: 13 June 2021 Today more people live in cities than ever before. This creates opportunities and challenges which requires experts… Read More
Opportunity: Two co-editor positions at The European Journal of Development Research (EJDR)
Deadline for expressing interest: July, 31st, 2021 The EJDR is seeking to recruit two new co-Editors to join its Editorial Team. They are looking for research-active scholars or practitioners with extensive experience of publishing, editing and reviewing for high-ranking… Read More
LANDac II Partners
Posted: 12th July 2021 by Coordinator
Opportunity (in NL): Projectadviseur EPRM – International Development, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
Interessante vacature bij RVO Functieomschrijving: Als ervaren projectadviseur EPRM (European Partnership for Responsible Minerals) richt jij je op de ontwikkeling en het beheer van partnerschappen in mineraal waardeketens (van illegale lokale mijnbouw t/m verwerkende industrie). Je bent één… Read More