Land and Conflict Prevention

Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices. Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices. Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices. Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices. Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices. Many, if not all, violent conflicts involve some form of tensions over land. Historicalgrievances and competing claims to access rights, tenure insecurity and unequaldistribution of land are common causes of tension which can all too easily tip over intoviolence in the face of significant changes in the social, political and economic balance of acountry.
This handbook provides step-by-step guidance for conflict prevention actors working to prevent destructive violence in finding the space for legal, institutional and policy reform in the land sector, and promoting just and workable solutions that are in line with international standards and effective practices.