Land conflicts often have extensive negative effects on economic, social, spatial and ecological development. This is especially true in developing countries and countries in transition, where land market institutions are weak, opportunities for economic gain by illegal action are widespread and many poor people lack access to land. Land conflicts can have disastrous effects on individuals as well as on groups and even entire nations. Many conflicts that are perceived to be clashes between different cultures are actually conflicts over land and related natural resources.
This paper seeks to explore some of the major factors influencing land governance in the Arab region, and also calls on its target audience – of researchers, people’s organizations and social movem
This publication presents a summary of UN-Habitat’s gender equality impact over the past five years, in line with the Beijing reporting cycle.
The booklet ‘Good land governance and housing, land and property rights interventions in the Arab region’ collects the key recent land, housing and property rights-related projects and initiatives