DS Director Scott Leckie and DS associate Zeke Simperingham again visited Myanmar for a two-week DS mission in May 2016 to explore recent developments in the land sector, and the prospects for restitution forming part of the expanding peace process in the country. With the new NLD-led government in power for the first time, the prospects for positive action within the land sector are noteworthy. DS worked together with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in developing recommendations for the British Government’s aid agency DFID, and how the UK might best support land-related activities in the context of the peace process. Land is key negotiating issue between the government and the various ethnic negotiating partners, and will invariably form a key basis for the eventual conclusion of peace agreements in the future. DS will continue to expand its Myanmar HLP Initiative in the coming year with a variety of projects within the land sector, including a joint project with Landesa on climate displacement within the country.
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Introductory Guide to Restitution in Myanmar - Karen version
http://issuu.com/displacementsolutions/docs/ds-nrc_introductory_guide_in_karen?e=31296948/53928309...
DS & NRC Report - Restitution in Myanmar: Building Lasting Peace, National Reconciliation and Economic ProsperityThrough a Comprehensive Housing, Land and Property Restitution Programme
http://issuu.com/displacementsolutions/docs/dis5244_ds-nrc_restitution_in_engli?e=31296948/54230902 http://issuu.com/displacementsolutions/docs/dis5244_ds-nrc_restitution_in_engli?e=31296948/54230902...
After Us The Deluge by Kadir van Lohuizen
Longtime DS collaborator and photojournalist extraordinaire Kadir van Lohuizen of NOOR Images has just released his latest beautiful photo collection, After Us The Deluge. This incredible book captures the uniquely presented images of climate change the world over using Kadir's insightful eyes as a frontline guide to the horrors of climate change already devastating ever growing portions of our vulnerable planet. DS has had the great honour of working with Kadir in climate devastated parts of Bangladesh, along the eastern coastlines of Panama where the Guna people are already moving to new homes because of climate change, in Kiribati and beyond. After Us The Deluge contains chapters by a series of authors accompanied by Kadir's award winning pictures from Greenland, the United States, Bangladesh, Panama, the Carteret Islands, Fiji, his home country of the Netherlands and many other parts of the globe that are very much living through the beginnings of the ravages of ever-worsening climate change, something hinted at in the title of this masterpiece. DS invites everyone who cares about climate change and those who wish to learn more get a copy of Kadir's book and then as our initials say - Do Something - to become part of…...
Community-Based HLP Dispute Resolution Options in Myanmar - New Joint Publication by DS and NRC
DS and NRC are happy to announce our latest publication promoting housing, land and property rights in Myanmar. Generously supported by MyJustice, the European Union and the British Council, the new report explores community based dispute resolution procedures and practices in the country. The full publication can be downloaded here: HLP FAQ - Improving access to justice...
