• Why wait for the state? : using the CFS Tenure Guidelines to recalibrate the political-legal terrain in struggles for human rights and democratic control of land, fisheries and forests 

  Franco, Jennifer; Monsalve Suarez, Sofia (2017-12)

  Grassroots organizations do not need to wait for the state to implement Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Tenure Guidelines ...
• Bottom-up accountability initiatives and large scale land acquisition in sub-saharan Africa : final technical report 

  Monsalve Suarez, Sofia (2017-11)

  Understanding and interpretation of the CFS/FAO Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (Tenure Guidelines or TGs) is a key factor in communities’ capabilities for collective action, ...
• Bottom-up accountability initiatives and large scale land acquisition in sub-saharan Africa : project synthesis report 

  Monsalve Suarez, Sofia (2017-11)

  Undemocratic politics, policy making and law making interpretation and implementation, prove to be drivers of land grabbing in the four country studies presented here. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations ...
• Toolkit for participatory action research 

  Hall, Ruth; Brent, Zoe; Franco, Jenny; Isaacs, Moenieba; Shegro, Tsegaye (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-09)

  This project brings the international soft law instrument, the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of the Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests (Tenure Guidelines or TGs) to rural communities and, together with ...
• Using the tenure guidelines for action research : a primer 

  FIAN; TNI (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-07)

  As part of a collaborative project to strengthen the capacity of grassroots communities in Mali, Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa, this practical guide focuses on accountability and accountability politics in the global ...
• Building bottom-up accountability in an era of land grabbing in sub-saharan Africa : policy points and recommendations from Nigeria, Uganda, Mali and South Africa 

  FIAN; TNI (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-09)

  This policy brief outlines recommendations resulting from a three-year action research programme undertaken by civil society organizations in collaboration with threatened communities of smallholder farmers and fishers. ...
• Bottom-up accountability initiatives to claim tenure rights in sub-saharan Africa : country report on South Africa 

  Joshua, Michelle; Isaacs, Moeniba; Dennis, Tracey (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-09)

  The research project uses the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of land, fisheries and forests (VGGT or Tenure Guidelines) as a tool to ...
• Securing community tenure rights to land in Betem, Akpet, Idoma and Akampa in Cross River State, Nigeria 

  Uyi Ojo, Godwin; Uwagie-Ero, Adesuwa; Tokunbor, Nosa (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-09)

  The study focuses on impacts of PZ Wilmar’s acquisition of nearly 30,000 hectares of land. Wilmar is a multinational company involved in land grabbing cases related to oil palm plantations in Cross River State, Nigeria. ...
• Initiatives communautaires de redevabilité pour revendiquer les droits fonciers en Afrique sub-saharienne 

  Jacovetti, Chantal; Kone, Massa (FIAN International, HeidelbergTNI, Amsterdam, 2017-09)

  Ces dernières années, les communautés sont confrontées de plus en plus aux accaparements de terres tant au niveau urbain et périurbain qu’au niveau rural facilités par la complicité des élites et les dysfonctionnements ...
• Flooding in the suburbs of Dakar : impacts on the assets and adaptation strategies of households or communities 

  Cissé, Oumar; Sèye, Moustapha (International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2015)

  Since 2005, Senegal has experienced severe and recurrent flooding. In Pikine, the most populous suburb of Dakar, the 2009 floods affected a third of the population. The government mobilized major investment for drainage ...
• Projet de Renforcement des connaissances Économiques et de Capacité d'Adaptation aux changements climatiques au Bénin - PRECAB : rapport technique final (avril 2011 - juin 2014) 

  Initiatives pour un Développement Intégré Durable (IDID) (Initiatives pour un Développement Intégré Durable (IDID), Porto-Novo, BJ, 2014-11)

  Le projet initié par l’ONG Initiatives pour un Développement durable (IDID) « Renforcement des connaissances économiques et de la capacité d'adaptation face aux changements climatiques au Bénin » (PRECAB) vise à améliorer ...
• Leading the way : l'usage de la cartographie participative pour une meilleure gouvernance des ressources naturelles; enseignements et orientations issus du programme ICT4D 

  Sylla, Ibrahima; Dieng, Mbaye (LEAD Afrique Francophone, Dakar, SN, 2014-07)
• Ouaga focus, no. 4, 2014 / L'accès à l'eau en zone non lotie : la réalité cachée 

  Université de Ouagadougou. Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP) (Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP), Université de Ouagadougou, 2014)
• Ouaga focus, no. 4, 2014 / Access to water in informal settlements : the hidden reality 

  University of Ouagadougou. Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP) (Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP), University of Ouagadougou, 2014)

  The Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance (Ouaga-HDSS) selected areas to study problems of the urban poor, and to test innovative programs aiming to promote their well-being. This study focuses on urban populations’ ...
• Multi-actor flood governance in Cape Town's informal settlements unpacking the barriers to collaborative governance 

  Waddell, J.; Ziervogel, G. (ICLEI, 2014)

  This conference paper suggests that unclear roles and responsibilities, lack of monitoring mechanisms, unclear definitions of flooding, and lack of human resources are significant barriers to collaborative flood governance ...
• Adapting to flooding impacts in Yeumbeul Nord, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal : generation of knowledge and of mapping data at the crossroads of a need for the territorialization of spatialized phenomena 

  Kedowide, C.M.G.; Cissé, O. (ICLEI, 2014)

  The pilot project on the Yeumbeul Nord Commune faced unavailability of spatialized data, without which a flood analysis could not be done. Therefore, the approaches and tools used for the territorialisation of the project ...
• Vers une collectivité productive à Malika (Sénégal) : une expérience d'aménagement participatif; rapport technique final (1 octobre 2008 au 31 mars 2013) 

  Casault, André; Piché, Denise (École d'architecture, Université Laval, Québec, QC, CA, 2013-07)

  Ce rapport fait état d’un projet de recherche-action d’une durée de quatre années, mené à Malika, une commune de la banlieue de Dakar. Ce projet porte sur l’aménagement participatif d’un cadre bâti sain, durable, inclusif ...
• Synthesis of findings and assessment of gaps in research and policy : urban areas, agriculture and health 

  Naess, Lars Otto; Jalloh, Abdulai; Faye, Mbène Dièye; Njoya, Aboubakar; Roy-Macauley, Harold (Future Agricultures, University of Sussex, Brighton, GB, 2014-08)

  Linkages between research and policy are determined by a complex set of factors, including how the issue is framed, how it enters the policy processes, and importantly, who supports or champions particular actions or types ...
• Review of research and policies for climate change adaptation in the health sector in West Africa 

  Doumbia, Seydou; Jalloh, Abdulai; Diouf, Aliou (Future Agricultures, University of Sussex, Brighton, GB, 2014-04)

  West Africa’s vulnerability to climate change is related to a high regional reliance on climate-sensitive economic activities such as rain-fed agriculture, livestock rearing, fisheries and forestry. Socioeconomic vulnerability ...
• Review of research and policies for climate change adaptation in urban areas of West Africa 

  Sanni, Maruf; Jalloh, Abdulai; Diouf, Aliou (Future Agricultures, University of Sussex, Brighton, GB, 2014-04)

  Because the people who are directly impacted by climate change are ‘local’, as such, adaptation strategies to increase resilience of vulnerable populations must also be ‘local’. This should be carried out within the context ...

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