Land & Climate Change

A fully operational Article 6 offers countries a powerful tool to scale up mitigation efforts to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). If implemented right, Article 6 will help channel much-needed climate finance – both public and private - to developing countries, enabling meaningful investments in mitigation activities.  That said, the process does not end here.

•  Clarity on who owns emissions reductions (ERs), including who is entitled to benefit from Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, plus the sustainable management of forests, and the conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), is paramount to access different sources of forest climate finance.
•  As most countries’ legislation does no

As the world races to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, the role of carbon markets remains deeply contested. Yet the nuances of ‘carbon rights’ — which generally refer to the rights “to benefit from sequestered carbon and/ or reduced greenhouse gas emissions”1 — remain underexamined.

En septiembre de 2024, durante la Semana del Clima de la ONU en Nueva York, la Iniciativa para los Derechos y Recursos, Namati, las Redes de Justicia de Base y Rights CoLab convocaron un taller de expertos sobre cómo proporcionar apoyo legal y técnico para abordar los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las comunidades afectadas en el contexto de las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza, incluidos l

La Tierra ha superado seis de sus límites de habitabilidad. 

En 2023, se publicaron varios estudios advirtieron que nuestro planeta se está acercando peligrosamente a puntos de inflexión que, de superarse, podrían provocar cambios incontrolables en los sistemas que regulan la habitabilidad del planeta.

Ethiopia’s economy and the livelihoods of its population are highly dependent on agriculture. The livelihood of about 84% of the population is directly depends on agriculture. Agriculture has also been contributing a lion's share of foreign currency earnings and it also contributes about 47% of the country's GDP (CSA, 2015).

This report is the final output of the study Promoting well-functioning land markets for sustainable growth in Ethiopian Cities.

This case study examines the challenges and constraints in the land and property market in Assosa town, Ethiopia, focusing on supply- and demand-side issues. The research evaluates land-related policies, laws, and institutional frameworks at federal, regional, and local levels, assessing their impact on market performance.

This case study investigates the land and property market constraints in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, as part of a broader initiative to analyze land market dynamics in Ethiopian cities and their link to sustainable urban growth.

This case study examines the land and property market constraints in Addis Ababa, focusing on both supply- and demand-side issues. The assessment evaluates land-related policies, institutional frameworks, and urban land management practices at the federal and city levels.

The aim of this training manual is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of technical experts tasked with capacity building to appraise/implement PILUP(Participatory and Integrated Land Use Planning) project in their respective implementation areas.