International Land Coalition Events' Archive 2008
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Brussels , Rome and throughout Europe / 20-24 October 2008 "The European Forest Week will be marked by events in Brussels , Rome and throughout Europe . The week highlights the contribution of European forests in mitigating the effects of climate change, providing wood and renewable energy, promoting fresh water supply and protecting the environment." |
| San Carlos, Ciudad de Guatemala, del 7 al 12 de octubre de 2008 Inscripciones para el III Foro Social Américas Espacio de intercambio: Consejo Hemisférico Américas La preparación del tercer Foro Social Américas avanza con el aporte de organizaciones, redes y entidades del hemisferio y del país sede. Se abre ahora la fase de inscripción de eventos autogestionados, que constituyen la columna vertebral del programa del Foro. En este marco, es grato convocar a las organizaciones, movimientos y entidades de la sociedad que adhieren a los postulados de la Carta de Principios del FSM, a inscribir sus iniciativas de eventos autogestionados a realizarse durante el III Foro Social Américas, que tendrá lugar en Universidad de San Carlos, Ciudad de Guatemala, del 7 al 12 de octubre de 2008. Las inscripciones estarán abiertas desde fines de junio hasta al 31 de julio , en el sitio web http://www.forosocialamericas.org/fsa-guatemala . Consejo Hemisférico del FSA consejo@forosocialamericas.org |
| 25 Sept 2008 High-Level Event of General Assembly on MDGs |
| Madrid, Spain, 3-14 Sept 2008 UN "Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Desertification," (COP8) |
| Accra, Ghana, 2-4 September 2008 About 400 civil society organisations gathered in Accra on ocassion of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness are calling for concrete commitments and action from donors and recipient governments that will have a real impact on the world's poor. The High Level Forum from 2-4 September will review progress on the reforms outlined in the Paris Declaration, signed between donors and recipient countries. See the special "Road to Accra" coverage and a pdf newspaper at: http://ipsterraviva.net/tv/accra2008/ |
| Mexico City, 3-8 August 2008 XVII International AIDS Conference The eyes of the world will soon turn to Mexico City where the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) will take place in early August. The conference will draw around 25,000 participants from across the globe, including many world-renowned leaders and experts in their field. There are also many interesting satellite events, including the following that address women's property rights specifically: - Securing Women and Children's Property Rights in the Era of HIV/AIDS - organised by FAO, UNIFEM, UNDP, Huairou Commission, IFPRI, Groots Kenya - Macroeconomic Policies and the Feminization of the AIDS Epidemic - organised by UNIFEM and UNDP - Gender and HIV: Emerging Issues - an oral abstract session with presentations of experiences from Zimbabwe, Congo, and Ghana For a programme guide to women and AIDS events, please click here. For the latest information about the conference programme, as well as information on online registration, visit www.aids2008.org Read Agenda |
| England, 14-18 July 2008 A number of ILC members and partners will be participating in the IASCP 2008 conference http://iasc2008.glos.ac.uk/ , including IIED, CAPRi, LandNet West Africa, RRI, UNDP/OGC, WISP, PLAAS and Mbuscoda. In addition, ILC is co-organising a panel with WISP on the Land Rights of Pastoralists. |
| Rome (Italy), 15 July 2008 Participatory Mapping: IFAD step-by-step Approach Read Agenda |
| Koulikoro (Mali), 6 au 9 juillet 2008 Forum des Peuples Le Forum des Peuples se tiendra à Koulikoro au Mali (Afrique) du 06 au 09 juillet 2008 en contrepoint au sommet du G8 qui se tiendra au Japon. Le Forum des Peuples est un espace d'éducation populaire et d'analyse des politiques néolibérales. Il vise l'interpellation des décideurs au plan national et international en ce qui concerne leurs politiques qui ont assez souvent des conséquences désavantageuses sur la vie des populations. Le Forum des Peuples est aussi un espace de construction d'alternatives. Les axes thématiques centrales sont : a) Mouvements sociaux / Campagnes / développement économique b) Financement du Développement : c) Afrique : Champ d'essai des politiques de développement : d) Développement agricole et Industrialisation en Afrique e) Conflits fonciers : f) Droits Sociaux Economiques et Culturels (DESC) g) Pauvreté, Vulnérabilité et précarité sociale et économiques h) Genres et Pauvreté i) Univers des femmes : j) Espace jeunesse : (K) Migration et Développement. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter le site du Forum au: www.forumdespeuples.org ou écrire à : forumdespeuples@gmail.com |
| New York, USA / 30 June to 3 July 2008 2008 ECOSOC Substantive Session, High-Level Segment |
| San José de Álvila, Venezuela 12 June 2008 Conferencia: "Aceso y Tenecia de la Tierra: Un derecho de familias y comunidades campesinas" Más información |
| Rome, Italy / 3-5 June 2008 FAO Conference "Climate Change, Bioenergy, Food Security" FAO Headquarters |
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Warsaw, Poland / 31 May 2008 38th IFAP World Farmers' Congress: Working Together for Profitability, Sustainability and Development More informations |
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Bonn, Germany / 19-30 May 2008 UN "Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity" (COP 9) |
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5-15 May 2008 Commission on Sustainable Development 16 "Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification and Africa" Review session |
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21 April to 2 May 2008 7th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: "Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges." |
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April (3rd week) 2008 Preparatory meeting for 2008 ECOSOC: "Securing Land Rights for Vulnerable People" (proposed) |
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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana / 17-19 Marzo 2008 Retos y Oportunidades para una mayor participación de las mujeres en los gobiernos locales en América Latina ( UN-INSTRAW) En el marco del proyecto "Fortalecimiento de la gobernabilidad, género y participación política de las mujeres en el ámbito local en América Latina". Leer más: http://www.un-instraw.org/es.... Within the framework of the Project: Challenges and Opportunities for a Greater Participation of Women in Local Governments in Latin America (UN-INSTRAW) Strengthening governance with a gender perspective and the political participation of women at the local level in Latin America Read more: http://www.un-instraw.org/en..... http://www.un-instraw.org/en... |
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Arusha, Tanzania / 10-14 March 2008 A workshop on the "Organisation of Pastoralists to Defend their Land Rights" was held by WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism), bringing together the authors of a case studies covering countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America to discuss the key issues and identify commonalities.  The case studies are the core of a knowledge management project entitled Pastoralist Organisation for Resource Rights Project that WISP is carrying out with national network partners and with support from the ILC, with the main goal of demystifying the process of securing resource rights in pastoral areas.
A full workshop report by WISP is forthcoming shortly. To read a report from ILC staff participating in the workshop, click here |
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Santiago del Chile / 12-14 March 2008 Para validar la plataforma regional de comunicación de la Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra, y establecer relaciones estratégicas con el Núcleo de Capacitación en Politicas Públicas de FAO, PROCASUR y RIMISP, se llevará a cabo una reunión de coordinación en la Oficina Regional de la FAO. Más información a: http://www.rlc.fao.org/... |
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Tirana - Albania / 12-13 March 2008. A two-day national seminar on "Improvement of the Legal Framework for Sustainable Management of Communal Forests and Pastures in Albania". The seminar is being organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration, and the Albanian National Association of Communal Forest and Pasture (NACFPA), with the support of SNV, SIDA and the World Bank. |
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Tamil Nadu, India - 6-8 March 2008 Asian Rural Women's Conference (ARWC): a portrait of solidarity throngs of women from 20 different countries and from diverse sectors and movements gathered for the first time to share their struggles and successes and to discuss the urgent issues facing rural women. http://www.asianruralwomen.net/ |
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7 February 2008 Uncharted territory: Land, conflict and humanitarian action: report of a conference ODI Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) Summarises the main presentations by Alex de Waal, John Unruh, Liz Alden Wily and Chris Huggins and responses by discussants based on these broad topics: why humanitarian organisations need to tackle land issues; legal pluralisms in humanitarian approaches; land in emergency to development transitions: who does what?; land in return, reintegration and recovery processes; transitional programming; protection and legal aid. Download the full paper from the ODI HPG website |
| Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Dear members and partners, We have been informed by the IEG of the World Bank on the launch of an on-line survey to get feedback by different stakeholders, including civil society organizations on land-relate issues. One component of this evaluation is focused on the International Land Coalition, we would encourage you to participate and give your useful feedback. Please register at the link below: www.worldbank.org/ieg/landreform |
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El 15 de enero de 2008, Claudia Ranaboldo, Investigadora Principal de Rimisp, presentó el seminario "Desarrollo territorial rural con identidad cultural: una oportunidad para territorios rurales pobres en América Latina" en oficinas de FIDA.
La invitación fue hecha por la Secretaria de la Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra en coordinación con la División ALC del FIDA. Para acceder a la presentación presione: " Desarrollo territorial rural con identidad cultural: una oportunidad para territorios rurales pobres en América Latina ". Para acceder al resumen le invitamos a presionar aquí . |
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Albanian Government's Action Plan on how to finalize the transfer of forest and pasture in all communes by 2008. Read More.. |
| Tansparency in Albanian and Romanian Land Administration Paper on land governance produced by postdoctoral fellows at Humboldt University, Berlin. Forest Property Negotiations, Albania Jonannes Stahl. Read More.. |
 NO-PERO-SI Comunidades y Minería Experiencias desde Perú sobre consulta y consentimiento previo libre e informado en los Andes. Descarga el libro |
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INDIGENISMO Y SEPARATISMO - Reflexiones desde Bolivia P. Gregorio Iriarte o.m.i. Creo que en estas dos palabras, indigenismo y separatismo, se pueden resumir todas las más graves tensiones que vive actualmente nuestro país. Por un lado tenemos los numerosos artículos de la Nueva Constitución Política, aprobada en Oruro, claramente indigenista y, del otro, algunos Estatutos Autonómicos, como el de Santa Cruz, con claras connotaciones federalistas y separatistas. Leer más.. |
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Land Conflicts in Cambodia - STAR, Kampuchea Case Study - Report |
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Access to land at the root of current violence in Kenya: What the press is saying read full article from the Guardian web site |
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The Economics of Pastoralism - IUCN Read More.. |
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The second global meeting of the Farmers' Forum, organized by IFAD,
took place on 11 and 12 February 2008.
The Forum brought together about 80 farmers' leaders from around the world
to (i) review progress achieved in enhancing collaboration between IFAD
and farmers' and rural producers' organizations; (ii) discuss IFAD strategic
and policy documents and (iii)share positions on the following three critical
issues for the future of smallholder family agriculture such as access to natural
resources, climate change and policy making and policy influence. Read PAKISAMA's introductory remarks on the themaitc workshop on Access to Land - Towards a Meaningful Engagement in Land Access Tenure Security read more about the Farmers' Forum at http://www.ifad.org/farmer/index.htm |
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Mundos de Mujeres Women's World Universidad Complutense, MADRID (Spain), 3-9 July, 2008 Read more.. http://www.mmww08.org/ |
The World Bank Agricolture and Rural Development recently published ADR Notes on land related topics:
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| Monitoring Land Tenure Rights - by Fernando Eguren, CEPES-Peru. Read Summary translation Monitoreo de los Derechos de Tenencia de la Tierra - Fernando Eguren, CEPES |
| "Agrocombustibles, soberanía alimentaria y el derecho humano a la alimentacíon. Un triángulo dialéctico de ponderes". El instituo de Estuadios Agrarios y Rurales - IDEAR - de la Coordinación de ONG y Cooperativas - CONGCOOP Read More.. |
| Africa Regional Workshop 30 october - 2 November, Nairobi To develop, as an alliance of members and partners of the ILC, priorities, strategies and modalities for working together in Africa to support pro-poor land tenure reform. Draft Resolutions |
| Sumilao farmers call on the Office of the President to defend December 18 Order. Read press release |
| ILC Asia Regional Update Read More.. |
| World Development Report 2008. Reaction Paper "An Asian NGO Perspective" ANGOC Read More.. |
Uganda Government Finally Scraps Mabira Rainforest GiveawayRead More.. |
| UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (the impact of biofuels) Read More.. |
March for Land, Dignity and Freedom in PoorvanchalSocial Development Foundation (SDF) Click to watch Video |
| To assess the status of common resources across the world, researchers from the International Land Coalition (ILC) and the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) compared 41 case studies of common property from 20 countries. The studies show that people use and manage common resources in several ways. This paper, already available on the ILC website, is now also featured on the id21 site for Communicating Development research |
| CAPRi - Collective Action and Property Rights News and Working paper on Collective Action for Livestock Mobility, Ecological Viablity and Livelihoods Read More.. |
| Processus de réforme foncière à Madagascar Read More |