Recognition of the right of the poor to land is vital to forestall future conflicts over ownership and access to productive assets in post-war Angola. There is concern that the 2004 Land Law potentially weakens small holders’ and peri-urban occupants’ tenure rights, the majority of whom do not have formal, and/or legal, land titles, in favour of those with privileged access to registered land titles.
For the urban poor, most of whom have fled to the city during conflict years, the acquisition of a housing plot and subsequent construction of a residence is the only means of wealth accumulation and a principal crisis-coping mechanism. The population of Luanda has grown eight fold since independence and most of the settlement and housing plot acquisition has been through the informal land market. Three quarters of the residents of the peri-urban districts of Luanda have no clear legal title to the land that they occupy.
Development Workshop has taken a lead in research and advocacy on land tenure issues and helped to found the Rede de Terra (or the Land Network), a grouping of civil society organisations created to facilitate discussion among communities on ideas and concerns around the land issue. DW has engaged the Government on land tenure policy reform and is building municipal capacity in local land management and titling.
Luanda’s Post-War Land Markets: Reducing Poverty by Promoting Inclusion
Author: Allan Cain. Published in Urban Forum (2013) 24:11–31. This paper presents the results of work on property markets in Luanda that permit a better understanding of the nature and …
Read moreWorkshop on Large-Scale Land Accumulation
This workshop took place as part of the National Forum on Large-Scale Land Acquisition. The Forum aimed to enhance national capacity through the partner organizations in monitoring large scale land …
Read moreForests & Biomass inventory for the Provinces of Benguela and Huambo
The purpose of this project is to research on a plantation asset for potential REDD+ activities. This project is a feasibility study project.
Read moreMétodos de Planejamento Urbano: Projetos de Land Readjustment e Redesenvolvimento Urbano
Métodos de Planejamento Urbano: Projetos de Land Readjustment e Redesenvolvimento Urbano”, uma publicação por Felipe Francisco De Souza, 2009 está agora disponível para leitura online em issuu.com/landreadjustment/docs/metodos_planejamento_urbano
Read moreResearch and Practice as Advocacy Tools to Influence Angola’s Land Policies
Author: Allan Cain. Published in Environment & Urbanization, Volume 22, Number 2. This paper discusses how research on urban land promoted the need to formalize the poor’s informal occupation rights …
Read moreWomen’s Land Rights in Post-Conflict Angola
Author: Robin Nielsen. Published in Reports on Foreign Aid & Development, Number 125. Development Workshop worked with ARD and its partner, the Rural Development Institute (RDI) to implement a program …
Read moreLAND RIGHTS FORMALIZATION IN RURAL AND PERI-URBAN SETTINGS IN ANGOLA
Development Workshop worked with ARD and its partner, the Rural Development Institute (RDI) to implement a program supported by USAID called “Strenghtening Land Tenure and Property Rights in Angola”. The program …
Read moreSTRENGTHENING LAND TENURE AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ANGOLA
Development Workshop worked with ARD and its partner, the Rural Development Institute (RDI) to implement a program supported by USAID called “Strenghtening Land Tenure and Property Rights in Angola”. The program …
Read moreDireito a Terra e Resolução de Conflitos na Terra Urbana e Rural na Província do Huambo
Este manual tem com objectivo principal é de informar e sensibilizar os residentes das zonas peri-urbanas e rurais como adquirir ou regularizar direitos de posse a terra e em caso …
Read moreDireito a Terra e Resolução de Conflitos na Terra Urbana e Rural na Província do Huambo
Este manual tem com objectivo principal é de informar e sensibilizar os residentes das zonas peri-urbanas e rurais como adquirir ou regularizar direitos de posse a terra e em caso …
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