[…] total volume of annual production from inland fisheries has recently been estimated at only 20,000 tons. Groundwater resources have remained largely undeveloped, and very little irrigation is practiced. PNG has the lowest water access indicators in the Pacific Island region. In rural areas, less than one-third of the population has access to safe or […]
[…] rights and building communities’ self-reliance. These three projects illustrate that the private sector can successfully address risks related to land tenure, including in its supply chains. Best practice guidance and implementing tools can help corporate actors navigate riskier investment climates and strengthen land rights. Even in the absence of national government partnerships, investors and […]
The G8’s New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition aims to lift 50 million people out of poverty in ten years through a partnership between G8 members, African nations and the private sector. In order to increase production at a rate needed to achieve food security, the New Alliance seeks to accelerate responsible investment […]
[…] technology is increasing the volume of stones that enter the legal chain of custody, leading to increased earnings and more sustainable livelihoods for miners. During a recent test of the first ever diamond washplant for artisanal miners in Côte d’Ivoire, Bobochi, the president of the local miner’s cooperative in Oussougoula village, recounted how the […]
[…] support Zambia on its Journey to Self-Reliance. ILRG has supported two local partners, the Petauke District Land Alliance (PDLA) and the Chipata District Land Alliance (CDLA) to test a fee–for-service model for first-time land documentation in selected chiefdoms in Eastern Province, following the land documentation methodology developed under TGCC. It is intended that the […]
[…] families and farms, and secure their own future. / Jen Peterson, Tetra Tech Grand Challenges mobilize governments, companies, and foundations to solve development problems and source solutions, test ideas, and scale what works. Through these programs, USAID and public and private partners inspire and incentivize new voices from around the world to solve development […]
USAID Press Release Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Today, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator (USAID) Mark Green and Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President, announced 14 new projects with more than 200 public- and private-sector partners across 22 countries to support the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative. These partnerships, which include representatives […]
One of the major causes of poverty is poor land use planning and management. To address this issue, new technologies are needed that inform more sustainable land use planning and management. The Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS; landpotential.org) provides a new approach to collecting spatial data with mobile phones in order to strengthen and enhance […]
A recent New York Times article features a conversation with Roy Prosterman, founder of Landesa, a Seattle, Washington-based NGO and partner in USAID Land Tenure projects in Kenya, Liberia and other locations. Prosterman founded Landesa, formerly the Rural Development Institute, in 1966 and has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. To date, […]
USAID’s Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure (MAST) initiative started small. Launched in 2014 in three pilot villages, the initial goal was to test a simple but powerful idea: with some training and support, could underserved communities use mobile phone mapping technology and participatory approaches to document and secure their land rights? Five years and […]