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Putting land rights in the climate change narrative: Voices from the ground (Full Document)

Land tenure rights in the narrative of climate change

The convergence of climate impacts on Bangladesh and the need for more climate-responsive land tenure administration: Bangladesh overview paper

Case Study Theme 1: Women, land rights, and resiliency

Case Study Theme 2: Customary tenure, use, and governance

Case Study Theme 3: Land rights and sustainable land/resource use

Case Study Theme 4: Coping with risks and preventing disputes

Case Study Theme 5: Rebuilding after disasters

Putting land rights in the climate change narrative: Voices from the ground

Climate change affects everyone. Yet it hits the poor hardest, especially women and children, and those without rights to land.

Landlessness and the lack of secure land tenure amplify the vulnerability of rural poor communities to the impacts of climate change. Yet, the challenges surrounding their lack of land access and insecure tenure rights are often overlooked in climate change discussions, policy-making, and program implementation.

This publication shares twelve stories from Asia and Africa where communities seek to cope with climate change by claiming their rights to land. These case studies show how the absence of secure land rights make poor rural communities more vulnerable to climate change impacts and limit their ability to recover. They also illustrate how the lack of land rights prevents communities from engaging in
climate adaptation and mitigation; disqualifies them from government compensation for loss and damage; deters them from implementing sustainable land use and governance practices; and, severely constrains their right to make decisions for their survival and resilience.

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Type of Publication
Case Study
Publisher
ANGOC, ALRD
Publish Date
2023
Editor(s)
Teresa Lingan-Debuque, Antonio B. Quizon, Nathaniel Don E. Marquez
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Publisher
ANGOC, ALRD
Editor(s)
Teresa Lingan-Debuque, Antonio B. Quizon, Nathaniel Don E. Marquez
Type of Publication
Case Study
Publish Date
2023
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Putting land rights in the climate change narrative: Voices from the ground (Full Document)

Land tenure rights in the narrative of climate change

The convergence of climate impacts on Bangladesh and the need for more climate-responsive land tenure administration: Bangladesh overview paper

Case Study Theme 1: Women, land rights, and resiliency

Case Study Theme 2: Customary tenure, use, and governance

Case Study Theme 3: Land rights and sustainable land/resource use

Case Study Theme 4: Coping with risks and preventing disputes

Case Study Theme 5: Rebuilding after disasters

Founded in 1979, ANGOC is a regional association of national and regional networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia, actively engaged in food security, agrarian reform, sustainable agriculture, participatory governance, and rural development.

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