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7th GLTN Partners Meeting, April 2018
Land and conflict side event
URBAN LAND CONFLICTS
AND FORCED EVICTIONS
IN LATIN AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN
www.SueloUrbano.org
Raquel Ludermir,
Habitat for Humanity International - LAC
(GLTN’s Urban CSO Cluster)
Collaborative effort
Regional consultation
Objective: was to provide an overview of:
• Different types of urban land conflicts, root causes;
• Tools and approaches addressing the issue, lessons learned;
• Way forward, entry points, opportunities for collaboration, etc.
Methodology:
• Regional online consultation in Spanish, Portuguese and English
• Contribution from over 30 experts and organizations, in 12 countries
Interviews with experts
Report
• Organized in 3 sections:• Understanding the issue• Tools and good practices• Way forward
• Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese; widely disseminated;
• Next phase• Another 16 experts / organizations engaged
Evidence from the ground
Some figures:
• 4 million people evicted in Colombia;
• 270k displaced in Haiti;
• 250k evicted / threatened in Brazil;
Different types of conflicts:
• Massive development-led evictions;
• Displacements related to civil/armed conflicts;
• Intrafamilial conflicts.
• Inequality and poverty
• Chaotic urbanization
• Weak governance
• Criminality
• Corruption
• Large inequalities in access to land
• Historical discrimination against the poor
• Informality
• Forced evictions
• Land grabbing
Root causes, problems
Tools and approaches
1. Mapping tools and initiatives
2. Land policies
3. Advocacy, capacity building, awareness raising
Mapa de Conflitos, Brasilhttp://mapadeconflitos.org.br
Housing and Land Rights Violation Database. http://hlrn.org/welcome2.php#.WP1RWIgrKM8
GLOBAL NATIONAL
Conflictos de Suelo Urbano
Bolivia:
https://conflictosurbanosb
olivia.crowdmap.com/
Mapping initiatives
Buenos Aires, Mapa de las unidades afectadas por los desalojos en La Boca. Observatorio del Derecho a la Ciudadhttps://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=17SuvL5XBfVET1GKMuy2Fid7jFQc&ll=-34.63627606842835%2C-58.362633500000015&z=15
Rio de Janeiro, ObservatórioPermanente dos Conflitos Urbanos Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirohttp://www.ettern.ippur.ufrj.br/projetos-em-andamento/38/observatorio-de-conflitos-urbanos-no-rio-de-janeiro
São Paulo, Slums on fire http://of.org.br/noticias-analises/favelas-e-especulacao/
São Paulo, Observatório das Remoçõeshttps://www.observatorioderemocoes.fau.usp.br/
Mapping initiatives
Policies
Prevention and mediation of land conflict
• TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO: • Incremental approach to land regularization: • (1) Certificate of Comfort; (2) 30-year Statutory Lease; (3) 199-
year Deed of Lease
• BRAZIL: • Special Zones of Social Interest (ZEIS)• National Policy for the Prevention and Mediation of Land Conflict;
Multistakeholder forum for conflict mediation
• HONDURAS• Bank trusts
Robin Rajack, IDB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c
xW2QCWqQ0M&t=9s
Access to justice
• Awareness-raising of judicial authorities through evidence-based dialogues / workshops.
Outcomes:• A harmonized judicial response to
land claims.• A programme to accelerate such
judicial processes. • A Public Defender’s Office
taskforce to assist informal dwellers seeking judicial redress.
School of women leaders in tenure security
• Community empowerment through training of right-holders and -defenders at the sub-national and local levels.
Land Rights Helpdesk
• Partnership with private law firm (pro-bono); • Central America and Peru
Roadmap
• Legal, technical advise; while collectinginformation on main challenges to securetenure, focus on women
• Paralegal program
• Community empowerment
Way forward
GLOBAL: Alignment with GLTN’s Land & Conflict Initiative
REGIONAL: Working Group / Community of Practice• Knowledge management to support local implementation
• Integrate databases, continue data collection
• Expand inventory of tools
• Coordinate / leverage local initiatives
LOCAL: Opportunities for local implementation• i.e.: Honduras Property Institute requesting support to design
conflict mediation policy and tools
Thank you!
www.SueloUrbano.org
