In order to support the debate of the Conference, some technical issues are illustrated through national stocktaking processes and thematic dialogue of selected Case Studies. These Case Studies cover methodological, technical and political implementations of such cases with the aim of highlighting innovative and new modalities of possible collaboration and partnerships between governmental institutions, NGOs, CSOs, and private sector. They serve as examples of policies and practices concretely implemented in countries and analyse perceptions and reasons for that, by the different stakeholders and their representatives. Thematic dialogues based on these selected case studies have been organized and many are still currently happening. 

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En Chile, "El Acceso a los Recursos Pesqueros en Chile". Este estudio de caso incluye las consideraciones y comentarios expuestos durante la jornada de trabajo realizada el 15 de febrero del 2006.

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In Philippines, Challenging Areas for Improvement of Local Processes
in the Philippines

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Executive summary
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In Niger, Le Code Rural du Niger: Une Réforme Foncière Basée Sur un Processus Participatif Continu

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In Sri Lanka, Understanding Land Issues and the Post-Tsunami Situation in Sri Lanka

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In Lebanon, Le Developpement Agricole et Rural au Liban: Entre la Theorie et la Pratique

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In Madagascar, The Experience of the National Land Programme in Madagascar

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In Algerie, De la Réforme agraire au développement rural, l’évolution des interventions en milieu rural

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In Indonesia, Agrarian Conflict and Violence Toward Peasants in Indonesia

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In Iran, Lessons from the Experience of Land Reform in Iran: Impact of Nationalisation of Rangelands on Nomadic Pastoralism

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In Syria, A Thematic Dialogue Video Conference was held on 2 February 2006, which was attended by participants from Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR), Peasant´s Union Representatives, FAO, ICARDA and IFAD. The workshop discussed the case study titled "Rangeland Rehabilitation and Establishment of a Wildlife Resource in Al Badia Region" related to the sustainable use and management of rangelands and natural resources in dry ecosystems, which was prepared by FAO in close collaboration with MAAR.

Lessons learned are given related to the responsible management and
rehabilitation of rangelands by pastoralists, the role of education and
awareness creation, and the importance of participation of local communitiesfor the conservation of biodiversity and desertification control.

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In Bosnia & Herzegovina, a case study was prepared in collaboration
with FAO Office of Regional Representative for Europe on "An Integrated
Approach in the Preparation and Management of Rural Development Strategies" which was presented in a roundtable discussion which took place on 16 December 2005 in Sarajevo.

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Thematic Dialog Report

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In South Africa, the Nkuzi Development Association contributed a case
study on their pilot Area Land Reform Initiative currently being implemented in Makhado that aims to develop an approach that could meet the challenge of delivering land at scale and that in a way realizes development initiatives.

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In Uganda, Action Aid Uganda and Uganda Land Alliance conducted a
documentation exercise in six districts, namely Kibaale, Luweero, Kapchorwa, Apac, Mbale and Kampala, representing the different regions of Uganda and also have different land tenure systems. The women, whose stories are presented in a publication ‘Biting the feeding hand,’ shares the untold stories of women’s land rights experiences and puts forward women’s demands for land rights.

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Executive summary

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En Tunisie, l'étude de cas  part des points caractéristiques de la
situation foncière pour aboutir à une description des approches courantes en matière de remembrement. Le rapport semble privilégier la création d'un observatoire foncier et l'élaboration de cartes foncières pour renforcer le développement des méthodologies opérationnelles qui permettront un traitement intégré du foncier dans ses multiples dimensions.

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In Peru, El acceso al agua con seguridad jurídica, la titulación de tierras agrícolas y la formalización de los derechos de agua en el Perú

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In Ethiopia, Action Aid Ethiopia organized a brainstorming workshop on 14th December 2005 to discuss the preparation of the case study and a thematic dialogue workshop held on 17th January 2006 to discuss of the Case Study on Policies and Practices for Securing and Improving Access to and Control Over Land in Ethiopia. The outcome of these processes and workshops noted that future cooperation should be fostered in those areas identified where collaboration are not yet established, as well as strengthening cooperation among those established fora such as  Rural Development Forum, Sustainable Land Use Forum, International Civil Society Food Security Network, Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa University, Forum for Social Studies, and other organizations have been working and/or have interest to work in the area of rural land tenure.

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In Ghana, a Thematic Dialogue Workshop was held on 24th January 2006, in East Legon, Accra, which was attended by about 50 participants from government agencies, academia, NGOs, CSOs, farmer-based organizations, producer cooperatives, traditional authorities and opinion leaders, development partners and district authories. The Workshop discussed the case study that had been prepared as well in a consultative process that dealt with Land Access and Security of Tenure in Ghana, which was prepared by Dr Osman Alhassan, Research Fellow from the Institutie of African Studies, University of Ghana, in close collaboration with the Land Administration Project.

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In Nepal, A Case Study on the "Marginalized Indigenous Communities" Access to Natural Resources in Nepal: National Laws, Policies and Practices" was presented and discussed during a workshop held on 17th February 2006 with about 20 NGO's including representatives from country FAO office, FAO Regional Office, representatives from Indigenous Peoples NGO's, representative from special advisory board on IP's to Government, and joint Secretary of Ministry of Land reform. The workshop had very constructive and open debates on the issues.

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In Rwanda, a workshop was organized by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Land, Environment, Forestry, Water and Mines to discuss the case study on the Implications of the Ongoing Land Reform on Sustainable Rural Development and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda.  The workshop was held on 20th January 2006 in Kigali  attended by 42 diverse stakeholders representing various sectors: government (Minister of State for Land and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Export Promotion Authority, Ministry of Gender and Family, Ministry of Sports and Culture, and a member of Parliament), inter-governmental organizations and donors ( FAO, DFID, USAID and World Bank and USAID), international NGOs, civil society –notably –LANDNET a network of NGOs dealing with land issues, a Private Sector Federation, academia,  several representatives of Rwandan cooperatives, a representative of the Centre for Conflict Management of the National University of Rwanda, a representative of the National Unity and Reconciliation and the media, and representatives of grass root organisations from various provinces of Rwanda.

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In Chile, a national case study on "Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural en Chile - Mejoramiento de la Economía Social de los Predios" has been prepared by Fernando Baeriswyl R.(Ingeniero Agrónomo MSc.) , Angel Sartori (Médico Veterinario), Jose Guzmán V.(Ingeniero Agrónomo)  and Francisco Larenas B.(Periodista).

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In India, Consult on Women's Land Rights, FAO and Action Aid India hosted a national meeting in India on 15 and 16 December 2005, to form a women’s land and resource rights agenda at the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. At this meeting, recommendations from an international consultation organised by UNDP, UNIFEM–IFAD and CWLR were utilised to provide a framework for discussion on what approach the government and civil society could take on women and land rights in India.

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In Chile, Reforma Agraria y Evolución del Marco Jurídico del Agua en Chile.

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In Colombia, the "APOYO ALIANZAS PRODUCTIVAS" project prepared a document to be presented at ICARRD and organized in October 2005 a workshop on productive partnerships with the participation of representatives from Antioquia, Chocó, Risaralda y Quindío.

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In Mozambique, ROSA (NGO network on Agriculture Service and Food Security) organized a meeting that took place in Maputo 6-7 December 2005 where the document "Reaching nutritional and food Security in Mozambique" including recommendations to be taken into consideration by ICARRD, was discussed.

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In Brazil, a workshop to open a debate about rural development experiences took place in Foz do Iguaçu in December 2005.

The meeting was jointly organized by FAO, the Brazilian Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável (Condraf) and the hydroelectryc company Itaipu Binacional. During the seminar were also presented 3 case studies on public policies management on rural development in the States of Sergipe, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Caterina. Report.

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