Land and land governance in the Arab region, a preliminary analysis of trends and challenges

An initial draft of this paper was presented at the Global Land Forum (GLF) in Jordan in May 2022, the paper then benefited from a number of contributions that have helped to strengthen it in certain areas. During the GLF, Fatma Khafagy (Arab Feminist CSOs Network) reviewed sections on women’s land rights, while Jamal Talab (Land Research Centre, occupied Palestinian territories) commented on the cultural specificity of land governance in the Mashreq and Maghreb regions and contributed to the historical analysis. Ombretta Tempra (UN-Habitat/GLTN) contributed on land governance in Arab countries, while the civil society perspective was strengthened by Rabie Wahba, ILC coordinator for the EMENA region. Thanks, are also due to Ward Anseeuw of CIRAD/ILC for his help in editing and coordinating the process with the main author.

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