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Improving governance of pastoral lands
… decent work for all. Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Goal 15. Protect, restore and … societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and … is, to a large extent, an adaptation to ecological and climate variability, although pastoralists also face other …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… tenure rights 33 22. Transboundary matters 33 Responses to climate change and emergencies 35 23. Climate change 35 24. Natural disasters 36 25. Conflicts in … that services are accessible to all. 4. Provide access to justice to deal with infringements of legitimate tenure …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change REDD+ … urbanization rates in addition to the impact of climate change and … FAO LEGAL PAPERS 2016 3 ii. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); iii. … justice, … nforced, the role of the courts for those seeking access to justice, as well as customary …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… issues such as gender, human rights and access to justice. A multi‐stakeholder platform on the VGGT, … ra Leone, for instance, focused mainly on formal policy and justice mechanisms. Based on field surveys that were … the ever increasing competition for land and the impact of climate change, it is hard to imagine a responsible …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… . . . . . . . . . . 94 5.2.4 Strengthening customary justice systems by integrating them with statutory systems . … legislation. It can also help to create a more conducive climate for the private sector because of the increased … resource use and management as well as laws relating to climate change adaptation and mitigation. The assessment …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… by population growth, environmental degradation, changing climate conditions, and violent conflict. This scarcity is … the Poor (supported by FAO and others), the World Bank's Justice for the Poor program, and various other bilateral and … caused by population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, and violent conflict. This scarcity is being …
Land and water - the rights interface
… stress. Continued population growth and the effects of climate change, a phenomenon whose eventual impacts are not … D.C., p. 1. 12 Even in England, with its famously damp climate, an increase of 52 percent over the 1995 figure is … Woodman, G.R. 1996. Legal Pluralism and the Search for Justice, 40 Journal of African Law 152 World Bank. 2003. …