On June 16, 2009, Burkina Faso adopted one of the most innovative pieces of rural land tenure legislation yet seen in West Africa. Understanding the lead-up, development, execution-and ultimately the results of this sweeping experiment-offers valuable insights for other African countries in the throes of legislative reform. By the beginning of the 2000s, the need for an overhaul of rural land tenure legislation in Burkina Faso had become glaringly evident. Demographic, climatic and social factors all contributed to intensifying competition for land and natural resources. Conflicts over land and natural resources were pervasive and increasingly violent. Each of the two land tenure systems in Burkina Faso-the statutory regime of the central government and local customary land tenure managers-seemed powerless to prevent the slide into insecure landholdings and constrained access to land.
Send Emails to wanabidii@googlegroups.com
Kujiondoa Tuma Email kwenda
wanabidii+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com Utapata Email ya kudhibitisha ukishatuma
Disclaimer:
Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Wanabidii" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wanabidii+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
0 Comments