Natacha Bruna and Boaventura Monjane, CASAS’ members, has written this chapter, which has been included in the book “Climate Justice and Participatory Research: building climate-resilient commons” edited by Patricia E. Perkins. This chapter seeks to highlight a new element in the rush for natural resources in countries like Mozambique: carbon. This new commodity, which is…
Tag: Africa
Implications of peri-urban land reform programs on urban land markets: a case study of Harare, Zimbabwe
Johannes Bhanye, CASAS’ member, has published an article with Abraham R. Matamanda, Jennilee Kohima & Elmond Bandauko in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume. The article addresses how Zimbabwe implemented the Fast-Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP) in the year 2000. This program has had far-reaching implications on urban development, especially on urban land markets in…
Farmer-Herder Conflict and International Crimes in Benue State, Nigeria
CASAS’ member Yikwab P. Yikwabs has published a new article with Nucha Suntai Gambo, Elyon E.S Maigoge, Alabura Mohammed Abdullahi in JALINGO, Journal of Social and Management Sciences. Abstract: From 2013-2018, the farmer-herder conflict in Benue State escalated to an unprecedented level with attendant destruction of lives and property. The gravity of the crimes committed…
Strategies for Sustainable Innovative Affordable Housing (SIAH) for low income families in Africa: A rapid review study
New publication alert! CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye, has published with Monaphathi Timothy Lehobo, Kgosi Mocwagae & Ruvimbo Shayamunda a new article in Discover Sustainability. Abstract: Housing is a fundamental human need, yet access remains a significant challenge in Africa, particularly for low-income families. Rapid urbanization exacerbates this issue, highlighting the need for innovative and sustainable…
Wango! Women’s Struggles Amidst Privatised and Extractive Models of Salt Mining in Ghana
New article alert! Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Adwoa Yeboah Gyapong and Faustina Obeng Adomaa, CASAS’ members, have published a new article in Feminist Africa. Abstract: In this article, we examine the contestations and struggles of women salt miners in Ghana within the context of the increasing privatisation of commons and enclosures. Using a qualitative approach based…