Why land rights are important for climate action

Mikkel Funder; Joanes Atela; Iben Nathan; Alphonce Mollo; Charles Tonui; Leah Aoko

Why land rights are important for climate action

Mikkel Funder
, Joanes Atela
, Iben Nathan
, Alphonce Mollo
, Charles Tonui
, Leah Aoko

Africa Research and Impact Network
Københavns Universitet
Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi

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Abstract

Land rights issues underpin a number of the key agendas in climate action in the Global South, ranging from compensation for loss and damage over adaptation to mitigation. They are critical for successful implementation of many major initiatives agreed at the recent UNFCCC COPs, and they are important for a just transition in the Global South. Yet land rights are often forgotten or not articulated in debates and initiatives about these agendas. Land rights, in all their different shapes and forms, should therefore be high on the agenda in future climate negotiations.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Nairobi
Publisher	Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2023

Series	University of Nairobi Policy Briefs

Bibliographical note

This policy brief is part of a suite of briefs published by the University of Nairobi under the collaborative Rights & Resilience research programme. An earlier version (without recommendations) appeared in the "DIIS Comments" series on diis.dk.

Keywords

Climate change adaptation
Climate change mitigation
Land rights

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Why land rights are important for climate action

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