Videos
Inspirational talks by Joshua Omonuk, Fatmata Binta and Eva Makandi
26 Sep 2022
About GLF Africa 2022 GLF Africa 2022: How to build an equitable, resilient food future brought together over 8,500 participants from 122 countries and featured 182 leading scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, financiers, youth and government leaders, and 68 incredible partners to explore African solutions to the global food crisis caused by climate change, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Across […]
Inspirational talks by Robert Nasi and Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet
20 Sep 2022
About GLF Africa 2022 GLF Africa 2022: How to build an equitable, resilient food future brought together over 8,500 participants from 122 countries and featured 182 leading scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, financiers, youth and government leaders, and 68 incredible partners to explore African solutions to the global food crisis caused by climate change, COVID-19 and the […]
Why land rights matter
7 Sep 2022
Introducing the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy In cooperation with policymakers in the partner countries, the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy project is working to improve the framework conditions for good land governance. Together with its partners, the project aims to introduce transparent procedures and mechanisms in land administration, thereby improving the population’s situation […]
Responsible land policy in Uganda is helping women feel safe
7 Sep 2022
About Responsible Land Policy in Uganda With an average of 213 inhabitants per km2, the population density in Uganda is very high in comparison with other African countries. The population is growing by more than 3.3% per year. Land in Uganda is increasingly fragmented due to inheritance rules. As a result, land ownership is […]
How can we reshape global food systems?
8 Aug 2022
About GLF Value Chains Week The first-ever GLF Value Chains Week showcases efforts by financiers, project developers, and changemakers to build sustainable and equitable value chains for the health of people and the planet. Global supply chain systems are complex. Many underlying drivers related to policy, financing, and market demand pose significant challenges for companies and financial […]
Sustainability transition by securing legitimate land rights
28 Jul 2022
About UNCCD The largest, most influential event on how governments are handling land is the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which this year convened for the 15th time: UNCCD COP15. For two weeks in May, leaders ranging from presidents, ministers, and financiers to heads of the community and […]
Transforming food systems from the bottom up
15 Jul 2022
The transition to inclusive and climate-resilient agri-food systems The One World, No Hunger (EWOH) initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has opened a space for transformation and innovation through collective efforts, vast investments, and mutual learning across a broad partner network. Given the central role of soils in the […]
Supporting smallholder farmers access land through leasing
11 Jul 2022
Facilitating land access to smallholders While leasing farming land is a common practice in rural Kenya, existing legal provisions for leasing land are unclear to many community members. The community sees the official process as very costly, serving well-off people who lease large and/or high-value land. Community-led land lease guidelines, on the contrary, are […]
Cultivating equality in Burkina Faso
11 Jul 2022
The challenge: the gender gap in land policy implementation Burkina Faso’s legal framework for land governance recognizes equal rights for men and women. By law, women, just like men, can obtain formal land possession certificates and inherit the land. However, due to weak land governance institutions, the land law has so far only been […]
Guardiões da natureza: Juventude indígena recuperando seu espaço
4 Jul 2022
Sobre a LAC Week De 27 de junho a 2 de julho de 2022, a Semana da Juventude da América Latina e Caribe da GLF 2022 explorou como os jovens de toda a região estão tomando as rédeas da situação, protestando contra as injustiças ambientais e sociais, desafiando o status quo, criando espaços […]
