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Aug 28, 2024 · The World Bank Land Conference has catalyzed the global land community for over 20 years. The Conference is the premier global forum for the land sector, bringing together over 1,000 participants from governments, development partners, civil society, academia, and the private sector to showcase policy-relevant research, discuss technical issues and sector good practice, and inform our dialogue.
Apr 3, 2023 · RESULTS. With the majority of the world’s population lacking secure land and property rights, land is at the center of several development challenges. Climate change is exacerbating these challenges and a finite amount of land is needed for agriculture, urban development and natural resource management including important carbon sequestration ...
Sep 26, 2024 · The World Bank Land Conference 2024 took place May 13-17, 2024 at World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC and is the premier forum for the land sector, bringing together participants from governments, development partners, civil society, academia, and the private sector to showcase good practice, discuss issues, and inform evidence-based policy dialogue. As part of this event, the Research ...
Oct 19, 2022 · More than 12 million people benefited from the $900 million Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP) that reinforced the country’s ability to fight climate induced erosion, natural hazards, and disasters. 52,000 jobs in the sectors promoting climate adaptation - direct and indirect - were created through the first Sovereign Green Bonds. 23 states adopted innovative integrated ...
Land and returns to scale in agriculture: The 2007/08 commodity price boom triggered a global “land rush,” with investors especially eager to acquire agricultural land in Sub- Saharan Africa. Analysis of new data from Ethiopia shows that, even at the peak of the land rush, the bulk of land transferred to investors went to Ethiopians rather than to foreigners and about half of it remains ...
The Land Policies for Resilient and Equitable Growth in Africa report highlights examples of policy reforms from Africa and beyond that can lay the foundations for Africa to better utilize its economic, human, and ecological potential. Five elements are particularly important: To reduce urban informality and improve the functioning of land and ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Overview. Brazil is home to 203 million people with a real GDP per capita of US$9,032 in 2023. It is a large federal country comprised of the union (federal government), 26 states (plus the Federal District), and over 5,500 municipalities. While it is highly diverse, racial and gender discrimination persist as systemic barriers that limit the ...
Map results reveal that dense forest had declined by half and human settlement had doubled in 20 years. In 2014 and 2015, agriculture dominated land use across Rwanda, with farming and forestry accounting for about 70 percent of all land use. KIGALI, June 6, 2017 - A tiny country with a proportionally high and densely packed population, Rwanda ...
Apr 16, 2020 · Land administration. Securing land tenure with smartphones; A road by any other name: street naming and property addressing system in Accra, Ghana; Disaster risk management. When disasters displace people, land records and geospatial data are key to protect property rights and build resilience; Urban and territorial development
The program, modeled on Brazil’s market-based approach to land reform, provided the groups land rights and funds to buy the supplies needed to diversify their farming and increase production. Today, over 15,000 rural Malawian households own land as part of a community and each family’s income has increased by 40 percent.
