HIC-HLRN has just published the English-language version of its compilation of papers and presentations of the MENA Land Forum (2009–13). This volume compiles the contributions of participants in four rounds of the MENA Land Forum,
Published : 19 March 2015As part of a joint research effort with Habitat International Coalition, the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU), City University – London, has just produce the first phase of findings from research into the Habitat III
Published : 18 March 2015In May 2014, the Spain-based international agrarian organization, Grain, reported that small farmers not only “feed the world with less than a quarter of all farmland,” but they are also the most productive farmers on
Published : 18 March 2015BEIRUT—More than 20 international aid groups sharply criticized the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, saying it has failed to implement three resolutions passed last year seeking to boost humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians caught
Published : 12 March 2015It took eight days of walking for 80-year-old Dhanmatya Mumat to reach New Delhi. Like thousands of other farmers from rural India, Mumat—from the state of Bihar—made the 1,000km-long trip to the Indian capital to protest
Published : 11 March 2015Istanbul/Cannes—As experts and scientists working in the field have warned (scroll down to the links below please), the Istanbul Canal is “premiering” this week at MIPIM, “the world’s property market” (Cannes, 10–13 March). Described by
Published : 10 March 2015World Bank Admits Botched Resettlement Policy Anna Yukhananov, Reuters 4 March 2015 WASHINGTON—The World Bank admitted on Wednesday that it had no idea how many people may have been forced off their land and lost their jobs due
Published : 04 March 2015OAKLAND, USA—At the same time as the United States, Canada and the European Union announced a set of new sanctions against Russia in mid-December last year, Ukraine received 350 million dollars in U.S. military aid,
Published : 28 February 2015ROME—The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on
Published : 27 February 2015