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Land and Poverty Conference 2018: Land Governance in an Interconnected World March 19-23, 2018
The Land and Poverty conference will present the latest research and practice on the diversity of reforms, interventions, and innovations in the land sector around the world. The 2018 conference theme will be: Land Governance in an Interconnected World
Global Online Access to Legal Information (GOALI) launched 6 March 2018
Launch of a new programme providing access to legal research and training in developing countries.
Climate Change, Agriculture and Migration: A Survey
This paper proposes a selective review of the classical economics-based literature on climate change and migration, focusing on the extent to which agriculture might be considered a key mediating channel linking climate change to migration. Overall, climate change is expected to have large and…
New article: Synergies between Land Degradation Neutrality goals and existing market-based instruments
Since the concept of the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) emerged in global policy discourse, a key point of contention has been the development of market-based instruments to promote the LDN agenda. Much of this discussion has focused on the use of LDN-specific offset mechanisms and private-public…
Dry forests special: Global dry forests: Time to take notice
Almost four years ago, CIFOR organized a side event on the tropical dry forests of Africa at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa. At that event, we identified the major issues affecting dry forests in Africa and…
Walking the Talk: A Snapshot of Country and Regional Experiences, Good Practices and Lessons Learnt in African Agriculture and CAADP since 2003
As a celebration of national and regional efforts and achievements, this panorama of country experiences and good practices will not only help intensify the African agriculture transformation underway, but will also promote active participation of citizenry, enhance mutual accountability, and ensure…
IOM Data Highlight Migrants' Vulnerability
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released data showing that 71% of migrants on Mediterranean routes to Europe experience "exploitation and practices which may amount to human trafficking." IOM's data analyze the scale of abuse, exploitation and trafficking experienced by migrants…
A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks
The authors identified seven compound risks that make climate change a serious threat. These complex, systemic risks emerge when climate change interacts with other stressors and pressures such as increasing demand for resources, environmental degradation, unequal economic development, population…
African Soil Seminar Discusses Follow Up and Review of Sustainable Development Agendas
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) highlighted ongoing efforts to leverage private funding for large-scale land restoration, through the newly launched LDN Fund, a public-private funding mechanism. Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD, said more than 100 countries so far…
UNSSC and Hertie School of Governance launch publication titled "UN Reflection Series 2016: Development Cooperation, Policy Advice and Middle Income Countries"
As an outcome of the debut edition of the UN Reflection Series, the United Nations System Staff College in collaboration with the Hertie School of Governance launched a publication titled "UN Reflection Series 2016: Development Cooperation, Policy Advice and Middle Income Countries".
Global Rise of Cities Poses Challenge to Sustainable Urban Development
The World Economic Forum releases report on Harnessing Public-Private Cooperation to Deliver the New Urban Agenda · A-to-Z guide on the implementation of sustainable urban development and housing solutions following the adoption of the New Urban Agenda at the Habitat III conference in October 2016 ·…