Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Nelen, Joost and Traoré, Nata | 2011
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Nelen, Joost and Traoré, Nata
- Publisher: Koninklijk instituut voor de tropen (KIT) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: customary law, public administration, social justice, private sector, land acquisition, governance, small farms, land rights, niger, mali, burkina faso, benin
The results of a 2010 survey on the acquisition of rural land by agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are presented. It is argued that local and customary authorities, as well as farmer organizations need to screen intentions of presumed investors and build in safeguards.
Himberg, Nina | 2009
- Author(s): Himberg, Nina
- Publisher: Geographical society of Finland
- Pages: 61--76
- Keywords: decentralization in government, forest management, popular participation, legal aspects, nature conservation, kenya
In 2007, local people’s perceptions about benefits and constraints of participatory forest management in the Taita Hills, Kenya, were investigated. Respondents felt that lack of updated information about management practices and legal rights, hampered both participation and conservation.
Himlin, Rebecca | 2010
- Author(s): Himlin, Rebecca
- Publisher: Planact
- Pages: --
- Keywords: community participation, poverty alleviation, popular participation, economic development, local government, south africa
This report addresses questions related to the participation of poor communities. Does participation slow down delivery? What are the invisible costs associated with non-participation? What kind of participation do communities desire? What is a successful participatory approach?
Hirsch, Philip | 2011
- Author(s): Hirsch, Philip
- Publisher: Erasmus university Rotterdam (EUR). International institute of social studies (ISS)]. Land deal politics institute (LDPI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: poverty, land use, land titles, elite, popular participation, local government, governance, land acquisition, thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam
This paper draws on land titling experience in several South-East Asian countries to illustrate some of the problems and the ways in which land titling is understood by different actors vis-a-vis issues of security of tenure.
Hjلlmarsdَttir, Erla Hlيn | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Hjلlmarsdَttir, Erla Hlيn
- Publisher: Félagsvيsindastofnun Hلskَla حslands
- Pages: 25--35
- Keywords: governance, water supply, local government, history, institutional infrastructure, namibia
This paper studies approaches which have been adopted for the governance of water supply to rural communities in Namibia and explores the linkages with global factors contributing to the shaping of national and local governance models. The focus is on historical and institutional aspects.