NRC: This study was commissioned by NRC to develop a typology of land disputes impacting upon IDPs in Puntland and to examine the different mechanisms available to resolve these disputes.
The study found that although a wide range of local dispute resolution avenues existed – namely municipal authorities, customary courts, sharia law, statutory courts and NGO initiated collaborative dispute resolution services – these were largely unable to prevent evictions.
The study suggests that eviction prevention may be more effective than dispute resolution in safeguarding IDP land tenure.
The “Policy Directions: Housing, Land and Property Solutions to Resolve and Prevent Displacement” was developed by UN-Habitat and the Global Land Tool Network with the financial su
Land and resource tenure reforms have long been instituted in the Philippines, manifesting a rights-based approach to poverty reduction and social equity.
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