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World’s poorest need land rights to cope with climate change
We are not all equally affected by climate change. While the recent tornados in the U.S. Midwest and last year’s
Myth Busting: How We Can Really Achieve Food Security
The majority of the world’s hungry make their living from agriculture – a cruel irony. They are hungry generation after
What We Can Learn From the Last Case of Polio
A two-year-old girl named Arshi was one of last people in India to get polio. Her case is remarkable for a
Why land should be part of the post-2015 development agenda
This blog was originally posted on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. By Tim Hanstad, D. Hien Tran
How to manage African land conflicts through informal justice systems
This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. Conflicts and disputes are a natural and
Delaying Early Marriage Through A Sack of Chilies
This post originally appeared on The Daily Beast’s website. For many girls around the world, adolescence is when they begin
4 Traits the World’s Poorest Share, and What That Tells Us About Addressing Hunger
Most of the world’s poorest citizens share four traits: They live in rural areas. They depend on the land to
India Targeting Rural Land Insecurity with State-level Programs and New National Bill
This post was originally published on USAID’s Land Tenure and Property Rights Portal There is growing recognition that India cannot
New Resource for Women’s (Land) Rights Practitioners: LandWise
A new free, user-friendly, searchable database that contains laws, articles, and practice materials related to women’s land rights is now
Helping the Invisible
More than 17 million rural families—children, women and men—across India are invisible. They are invisible to the government and to
