*UPDATE* The deadline for the submission of an abstract for this conferenc has been extended to 2nd October 2016.
LANDac in collaboration with NWO’s Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of Climate Change (CCMCC) programme and IDS-Utrecht University, is pleased to announce a 1.5 day conference to be held in Utrecht (venue to be confirmed) on the afternoon of Thursday 24th November and the whole day on Friday 25th November:
CLIMATE CHANGE INTERVENTIONS AS A SOURCE OF CONFLICT, COMPETING CLAIMS AND NEW MOBILITIES
INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES AND CITIES IN THE SOUTH
With contributions from:
David Dodman International Institute for Environment and Development
Janani Vivekananda International Alert
Joyeeta Gupta University of Amsterdam
The conference will bring together academics, policy makers, practitioners and private sector actors interested in making climate interventions more conflict sensitive and fit for purpose, and will cover topics such as climate change, conflict and violence, access to land and property rights, urban resilience, the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, climate finance mechanisms, migration and mobility, knowledge production and policy claims, and many more…
Interested in joining us? For more information see the call for abstracts, which includes the full conference summary and details on how to submit your proposal.
LANDac and NWO CCMCC Conference Call for Abstracts
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
LANDdialogue | FPIC workshops at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
To deepen the knowledge on FPIC amongst public, civic, private and academic stakeholders in The Netherlands and to promote better insight in the background, value and importance of FPIC, The Organising Committee of the Land Governance Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue has organised a series of sessions on FPIC.
SESSION I
Setting the scene: the importance and value of FPIC in practice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, The Hague
September 15, 2016
14:00-17:00, followed by drinks
To register, send an email to IGG-RSVP@minbuza.nl or for further questions contact landac.geo@uu.nl.
This first workshop will be an introductory session aiming to inform participants on the background of FPIC and specifically highlight the application of FPIC in practice. Two speakers will guide the participants through the principles of the implementation of FPIC, followed by an interactive discussion:
Session II: FPIC: Consultation and consent in practice
November 24 2016, 14:00-17:00
Session III: Integrating FPIC in your business processes
January 26 2017, 14:00-17:00
Last Updated: 15th January 2020 by Gemma
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:
EDUCATION
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in land administration and management, social sciences or related area. A first university degree with a combination of two years professional and academic qualifications may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
WORK EXPERIENCE
A minimum of seven years of experience in land and natural management and tenure security in developing world is required. Experience in programme management and coordination, knowledge management, tool and capacity development and partnership building is desirable.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply before the deadline of 16 September 2016.
Applications are only to be made through INSPIRA.
A more detailed Vacancy Announcement is attached.
Last Updated: 15th January 2020 by Gemma
LANDac & NWO | Conference: “Climate Change Interventions as a Source of Conflict, Competing Claims and New Mobilities”
*UPDATE* The deadline for the submission of an abstract for this conferenc has been extended to 2nd October 2016.
LANDac in collaboration with NWO’s Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of Climate Change (CCMCC) programme and IDS-Utrecht University, is pleased to announce a 1.5 day conference to be held in Utrecht (venue to be confirmed) on the afternoon of Thursday 24th November and the whole day on Friday 25th November:
CLIMATE CHANGE INTERVENTIONS AS A SOURCE OF CONFLICT, COMPETING CLAIMS AND NEW MOBILITIES
INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES AND CITIES IN THE SOUTH
With contributions from:
David Dodman International Institute for Environment and Development
Janani Vivekananda International Alert
Joyeeta Gupta University of Amsterdam
The conference will bring together academics, policy makers, practitioners and private sector actors interested in making climate interventions more conflict sensitive and fit for purpose, and will cover topics such as climate change, conflict and violence, access to land and property rights, urban resilience, the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, climate finance mechanisms, migration and mobility, knowledge production and policy claims, and many more…
Interested in joining us? For more information see the call for abstracts, which includes the full conference summary and details on how to submit your proposal.
LANDac and NWO CCMCC Conference Call for Abstracts
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
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 of agro-ecology and nutrition. The conference will feature presentations, plenary discussions, group work sessions and seed/food fairs organized by farmers’ groups. Please find the call for abstracts for download here: Call for Abstracts
In case of any questions, you may contact the conference organizers as indicated on the call for abstracts.
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | News article about the LANDac Conference (in Dutch)
The Dutch magazine OneWorld has published a news article about the LANDac International Conference 2016. Read the article HERE.
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | Publication: Where do I report my land dispute?
A new publication by Doreen Nancy Kobusingye, Mathijs van Leeuwen and Han van Dijk, focuses on the reporting of land conflicts in Uganda. The article, titled ‘Where do I report my land dispute? The impact of institutional proliferation on land governance in post-conflict Northern Uganda’, has been published in the Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law just this month. Access is restricted and available for paid download through this link:
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/dCTnpqyMsIqtjdvDR2iJ/full
An abstract of the article is publicly available:
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda has been hailed for embarking on an intensive decentralization programme. Whereas a lot of literature assumes that decentralization leads to improved service delivery, it is unclear to what extent this is the case in practice, especially when it comes down to decentralized land governance. This paper, which is based on ethnographic research carried out between 2011 and 2013, argues that decentralization of land governance in post-conflict Northern Uganda fails to realize the expected benefits and instead has increased tenure insecurity. Decentralization of land governance gave rise to institutional multiplicity by creating new institutions that add on to the already existing authorities and regulations. Institutional proliferation in land governance that is fuelled by legal pluralism and decentralization results into confusion in land dispute resolution and the failure of institutions to effectively resolve land disputes in post-conflict settings. This exacerbates the dilemma of people who do not know where to go to seek redress to land disputes. While this multiplicity of both statutory and customary institutions creates choices and opportunities for both people and institutions in relation to land governance and in particular land conflict resolution, they are also used by power holders and authorities in political competition at local level, complicating the process of land dispute resolution. The struggle for authority between representatives of the state and of customary land institutions becomes especially problematic because it merges with local and national politics.
Last Updated: 15th January 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | Follow-up and downloads LANDac conference 2016
We will be uploading follow-up activities and publications, as well as Powerpoint presentations from the conference in the coming weeks. The first Powerpoint presentations by key note contributors are now available on our website, please find them here: LANDac Conference documents.
Last Updated: 15th January 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | Book of abstracts LANDac Conference 2016 available online
Now available for download: the book of abstracts of the LANDac International Land Conference 2016:
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | Country fact sheets on land governance and food security updated and extended
Updated country fact sheets on land governance and food security are now available for download on the LANDac website. As part of the joint knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, the fact sheets – originally compiled in 2012 – have been updated and were extended to better include food security.
The fact sheets, covering 15 Dutch partner countries, were initially composed in 2012, and describe legal and policy frameworks on land governance, including aspects of gender, foreign investments, brief ‘realities on the ground’ sections, as well as provide an overview of the main databases and related country information. Currently, 13 of the updated fact sheets are now available for download; the last two will follow in the coming months.
Country experts have made the recent updates of the fact sheets: PhD researchers, Postdoc researchers, practitioners and others familiar with the country context and its recent developments in areas of land governance and food security. All existing sections have been updated, and the fact sheets now contain a separate section on food security in the countries. An effort is also made to identify important linkages between land governance and food security.
The updated country fact sheets are the third output of the F&BKP and LANDac knowledge agenda on land governance and food security. Late-2015 three country-specific learning trajectories on land governance and food security have been rolled out in Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda. Early 2016, the main findings of a scoping study on Dutch floriculture investments in eastern Africa and the impacts on local food security were published. This study aimed to identify complex linkages between land governance and food security, by focusing on the Dutch floriculture sector in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Last Updated: 15th January 2020 by Gemma
LANDac | Final programme LANDac International Conference now available
The final programme for the upcoming LANDac International Conference, on 30 June and 1 July in the Muntgebouw in Utrecht, is now available online. Please see the final programme, including some new speakers here: FINAL programme 30 June-1 July