Land Governance: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Urban Development Read more about Land Governance: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Urban Development Several land governance challenges hamper poverty eradication and fulfillment of human rights. Complexity of land rights, rapid urbanization, food insecurity, and corruption in the land sector, among others pose problems in attaining security for all. In this presentation, Danilo Antonio of UN-HABITAT discussed the Global Land Tool Network Programme, particularly how it works to address the challenges and how it contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Land Governance: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Urban Development Read more about Land Governance: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Urban Development Land governance is a prerequisite for sustainable development, poverty eradication, and fulfillment of human rights. The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Programme, facilitated by UN-HABITAT, was established with this context in mind. In a sharing session, Danilo Antonio overall lead of UN-HABITAT's GLTN Programme, presented innovative land tools and experiences for tenure security improvement, fit-for-purpose land administration, pro-poor land information, participatory and inclusive land readjustment, and land-based financing.
Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation: An Action Agenda Read more about Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation: An Action Agenda While the need to revitalize Asia's irrigation to support food security in a context of regional economic transition is recognized, the task remains complex. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, together with a number of regional and global partners and with these countries, have launched a regional initiative to revitalize irrigation and agricultural water management.
Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation: An Action Agenda Read more about Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation: An Action Agenda While the need to revitalize Asia's irrigation to support food security in a context of regional economic transition is recognized, the task remains complex. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, together with a number of regional and global partners and with these countries, have launched a regional initiative to revitalize irrigation and agricultural water management.
Michaela Bergman Keywords gender equality private sector society poverty alleviation protection and empowerment of vulnerable groups human rights and labour Read more about Michaela Bergman A social anthropologist, working as a social specialist in the ESG field with over 20 years’ experience of working with a variety of Multi-lateral, financial Institutions, bilaterals, the Private Sector and civil society. Michaela Bergman's expertise and experience lies in both in policy and project related activities related to Gender, poverty alleviation, protection and empowerment of vulnerable groups, human rights and labour with diverse and varied stakeholders so as to achieve a common goal.