Power Point presentation on "The Indigenous People around the World" as part of International Day of the World's Indigenous People observed in College which bagged 1st Prize
Discussions on the forests and forest resources in the archipelago (Nusantara) cannot be separated from the existence of diverse communities that have social cohesion, cultural, spiritual, ecological, economic, and political attachment with the lands, territories, and forest ecosystems.
Power Point presentation on "The Indigenous People around the World" as part of International Day of the World's Indigenous People observed in College which bagged 1st Prize
Discussions on the forests and forest resources in the archipelago (Nusantara) cannot be separated from the existence of diverse communities that have social cohesion, cultural, spiritual, ecological, economic, and political attachment with the lands, territories, and forest ecosystems.
The analysis driven from the above research is that there are no profound laws made by any countries regarding the protection of their heritage culture.
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Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
Lwf Dws Sudan Presentation On Peace Regional Consultation DsmBobby Waddell
LWF WS South Sudan Powerpoint Presentation on Peace & Reconciliation,
Regional Consultation,
Eastern & Central Africa,
8th-12th June 2009
Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania
LOOKING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS: Uncovering the features of natural resource confl...CAPRi
Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
NIGERIA AT 54: A CALL FOR THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUMafricavision
Suggesting a possible solution to Nigeria crises. Granting autonomy to the various region could be a way forward. The Scotland independence referendum of 2014 could offer a guide.
Impact of Land Dispute on Economic Well Being of Conflicting Communities in A...YogeshIJTSRD
The study is focused on the impact of land dispute on the economic well being of conflicting communities in Anambra State. Land is a vital natural resource that hosts and sustains all living things and its economic importance accounts for its use as the base for all economic activities. Dispute over land has a tremendous adverse effect on the economic progress of the disputing communities. The sample size of the study was 530 adult respondents. The respondents were selected through the process of categorising the communities of the study into six social sub groups. Questionnaire guide, Focused Group Discussion FGD and Key Informant Interview KII guides were used as instruments for the collection of quantitative data and qualitative data. The sampling technique was probability sampling procedure, to ensure that relevant individuals were met. Selection of the respondents from each of the population categories was done by proportionate stratified random sampling method. The study showed that any community involved in land dispute is always faced with challenge of backwardness of economic progress. No community with records of land dispute especially when it is violent, ever has provision or prospects of development because whatever will be built is built on land. Onwuegbusi, Chike Abden | Prof. Bentina Mathias "Impact of Land Dispute on Economic Well-Being of Conflicting Communities in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd44940.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/44940/impact-of-land-dispute-on-economic-wellbeing-of-conflicting-communities-in-anambra-state/onwuegbusi-chike-abden
CONSEQUENCES OF LAND CONFLICTBASED ON LACK OF AGRARIAN JUSTICE IN KITCHANGA L...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: Land conflict is not a new phenomenon across the world. It is widely documented that often
land conflict affectsnegatively on peace building and cohesion among people. This is evident in many places,
including Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo, where land issues trigger unending conflict between peasant
farmers and herders.Land conflict in this area has led to numerous negative effects on socio-economic lifeof
people. However, evidence shows that agrarian justice has the power to resolve such conflict, although research
on the same in the area remains scant. In this perspective, therefore,this paper has sought to examine the
consequences of land conflict based on lack of agrarian justice in Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.In this
regards, the contribution of this paper was to present agrarian justice as means to resolve land-related conflicts
in Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.Withthis, the paper sought to help mitigating the persistent land conflict
between peasant farmers and herders in the area.
KEYWORDS: Land conflict, consequences, farmers, herders, agrarian justice, Kitchanga locality.
The analysis driven from the above research is that there are no profound laws made by any countries regarding the protection of their heritage culture.
Please like the slide and share your comments.
Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
Lwf Dws Sudan Presentation On Peace Regional Consultation DsmBobby Waddell
LWF WS South Sudan Powerpoint Presentation on Peace & Reconciliation,
Regional Consultation,
Eastern & Central Africa,
8th-12th June 2009
Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania
LOOKING BEYOND THE OBVIOUS: Uncovering the features of natural resource confl...CAPRi
Presented at the CAPRi International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. June 28th to July 1st, 2010, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.capri.cgiar.org/wks_0610.asp
NIGERIA AT 54: A CALL FOR THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUMafricavision
Suggesting a possible solution to Nigeria crises. Granting autonomy to the various region could be a way forward. The Scotland independence referendum of 2014 could offer a guide.
Impact of Land Dispute on Economic Well Being of Conflicting Communities in A...YogeshIJTSRD
The study is focused on the impact of land dispute on the economic well being of conflicting communities in Anambra State. Land is a vital natural resource that hosts and sustains all living things and its economic importance accounts for its use as the base for all economic activities. Dispute over land has a tremendous adverse effect on the economic progress of the disputing communities. The sample size of the study was 530 adult respondents. The respondents were selected through the process of categorising the communities of the study into six social sub groups. Questionnaire guide, Focused Group Discussion FGD and Key Informant Interview KII guides were used as instruments for the collection of quantitative data and qualitative data. The sampling technique was probability sampling procedure, to ensure that relevant individuals were met. Selection of the respondents from each of the population categories was done by proportionate stratified random sampling method. The study showed that any community involved in land dispute is always faced with challenge of backwardness of economic progress. No community with records of land dispute especially when it is violent, ever has provision or prospects of development because whatever will be built is built on land. Onwuegbusi, Chike Abden | Prof. Bentina Mathias "Impact of Land Dispute on Economic Well-Being of Conflicting Communities in Anambra State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd44940.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/44940/impact-of-land-dispute-on-economic-wellbeing-of-conflicting-communities-in-anambra-state/onwuegbusi-chike-abden
CONSEQUENCES OF LAND CONFLICTBASED ON LACK OF AGRARIAN JUSTICE IN KITCHANGA L...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: Land conflict is not a new phenomenon across the world. It is widely documented that often
land conflict affectsnegatively on peace building and cohesion among people. This is evident in many places,
including Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo, where land issues trigger unending conflict between peasant
farmers and herders.Land conflict in this area has led to numerous negative effects on socio-economic lifeof
people. However, evidence shows that agrarian justice has the power to resolve such conflict, although research
on the same in the area remains scant. In this perspective, therefore,this paper has sought to examine the
consequences of land conflict based on lack of agrarian justice in Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.In this
regards, the contribution of this paper was to present agrarian justice as means to resolve land-related conflicts
in Kitchanga locality in D.R. Congo.Withthis, the paper sought to help mitigating the persistent land conflict
between peasant farmers and herders in the area.
KEYWORDS: Land conflict, consequences, farmers, herders, agrarian justice, Kitchanga locality.
Dimension of Land Use Conversion in Ado-Ekiti Metropolisijceronline
Over the years land use has ever been dynamics due to many factors such as economics, environmental, socio- political, legal among others. In Ado-Ekiti metropolis, due to urbanization the quantum of developable land available continue to decrease daily, hence the high rate of land use conversion. This paper examined land use pattern in Ado- Ekiti and then identified the direction of land use conversion in the study area. Primary data were collected with questionnaire administered on 76 individual property owners who have their properties converted. It was discovered that all the identified properties were originally meant for residential use. The results showed that land use conversion from residential-commercial (68%) was identified followed by residential-institutional (16%), residential-recreational (12%), while residential-others (4%). This study concluded that going by the rate at which residential properties are been converted to other uses in Ado-Ekiti metropolis in the recent time, may lead to serious housing shortage. The implication of this is that house rents will continue to rise to the extent that, low and even medium income earners may not be able to afford accommodation within the study area, unless urgent government intervention.
Socio Cultural Analysis of Conflict between Farmers and Herdsmen in Ondo StateYogeshIJTSRD
Violent conflict between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria has assumed a dangerous dimension in recent years causing thousands of lives and economic losses. The reoccurrence of this conflict posed greater challenges and concern among authorities and the citizenry of Nigeria. Many factors have been attributed to this which include among others climate change, competition for scarce land resources, global warming also caused available space water to dry up, the collapse of old traditional negotiation mechanisms between groups, encroachment by farmers, and other government nongovernmental activities on cattle routes, etc. The conflict which was prevalent in the northern part of the country has increased spreading throughout Nigeria, most especially some parts of southern states, namely Oyo and Ondo. Therefore, this paper examined the socio cultural analysis of the conflict in Ondo State using a secondary source of data collection. The paper recommended restoration of traditional negotiation mechanisms between farmers and herdsmen, enhanced harmonious relationship between the groups, synergy among various security agencies, establishment and resuscitation of abandoned cattle ranching reserves, the establishment of a joint farmers herdsmen forum to facilitate proper dissemination of information towards curbing the conflict. Saka- Olokungboye, N | Agbi Nelson | Ayodeji Esther Oluyemi | Adanri Opeyemi "Socio-Cultural Analysis of Conflict between Farmers and Herdsmen in Ondo State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3 , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd39909.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/sociology/39909/sociocultural-analysis-of-conflict-between-farmers-and-herdsmen-in-ondo-state/saka-olokungboye-n
Land tenure conflicts and its influence on Food security and Rural livelihood...AI Publications
Land is construed as a vital means of survival and hence the primary reason why people and communities compete (vie) to exert control over it. This study sets to contribute to conflicts resolution through an understanding of how conflicts over land influence food security and rural livelihoods in Mezam. Land conflicts often have extensive negative effects on economic, social, spatial and ecological development. This is especially true in Mezam division, where land market institutions are weak, opportunities for economic gain by illegal action are widespread and many poor people lack access to land. Data were collected using a semi structured questionnaire and focus group discussions were organized where possible. A total of 200 questionnaires were administered to both farmers and grazers in Mezam, Santa, Bali, Tubah and Bafut. These were done through face to face interviews, discussion with graziers and farmers representatives, focus groups as well as field observation so as to permit us carry out an ample information from the field and have an in-depth study of the conflict situation in Mezam. These data were introduced into SPSS version 24.0 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequencies, charts and graphs. Common conflicts recorded in the area in Mezam are farmer-grazer conflicts and land ownership. Regarding the effects of conflicts on food security, 60% of respondents attested disruption of livestock activities and food production cycle, 52.5% mentioned shortages in food supply resulting to high prices in the local markets. Conflicts also resulted to the flee of the local farm labour force. It was also found out that conflicts affected rural development projects in the study area such as micro credit institutions, bridges, roads, electrification projects, storage facilities, markets and portable water. This will facilitate communication between the villagers in the affected areas and improve on food production and accessibility. It was suggested that one of the ways to resolve tenure conflicts in the area was for the administrative authorities to demarcate boundaries or map out farm and grazing lands between the various villages and also facilitate the process of issuing land titles. Looking at the existing policies, legal and institutional framework discussed in this study, I can say that I have been able to identify some commissions and policies put in place by the Government of Cameroon governing land administration and management that is sufficient in strengthening the tenure security of the local population in Mezam if respected and put in practice. It was also recommended that the administrative authorities should facilitate the issuing of land titles to the local population and demarcate farming and grazing lands between villages that decision making should always consider the actors on the field and be transparent too.
The adverse impact of ecosystem degradation and poor governance on marginaliz...NAAR Journal
Bangladesh has been achieving remarkable success in economic growth in the last two decades. Does this economic success bring a sustainable and positive result for marginalized people? This study aims to investigate whether the local economic activity positively changes their socioeconomic position. The study reveals that cropland lost on an average of 0.2636 Bigha per household and disappeared 2.59 local fish species in local water bodies. Moreover, more than three-fourth respondents perceived that their access to local ecosystem services is decreasing and the services are degraded. However, more than half of the respondents paid $6.82 each time as a bribe in accessing to local ecosystem services. Combine of these issues is negatively influencing their income, employment opportunity, and household expenditure so that the marginal community becomes more marginalized and wealthier become wealthier. This study may help to find out a new trajectory of sustainable economic activity in the coastal areas with reducing ecosystem services degradation and vulnerability of marginalized people.
Evaluation of the Sustainable Aspects In Housing Sector To Overcome Housing Stress In Northern Iraq
* M.Sc. RAHEL MOHAMMED AMIN1, Ph.D. Candidate SALAR SALAH MUHY AL-DIN 2
1 Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Cyprus International University, Lefkosia, Northern Cyprus
2Student, M. Arch. Girne American University, Northern Cyprus
Email: rahel_amin@yahoo.com Email: salars.muhyaldin@yahoo.com
A R T I C L E I N F O:
Article history:
Received 15 June 2018 Accepted 29 June 2018 Available online 1 July 2018
Keywords:
Housing;
Environ. Sustainability;
Economic Sustainability; Social Sustainability; Northern Iraq.
A B S T R A C T
Northern Iraq as part of Iraq, has been witnessed a great population increment last few decades. However, housing stress in Northern Iraq has risen due to that. Environmental, economic and social sustainability became crucial in the movement towards a more effective built environment and community nowadays. This research seeks to evaluate the presence of sustainability aspects (environmental, economic, and social) in housing sector, which makes them acquired and affordable for low income earners in Northern Iraq. Housing projects as case studies were investigated in Erbil, the capital of Northern Iraq. The research examined, the presence of sustainability aspects. Field observations checklist have been prepared based on the theoretical analysis through literature review and applied to collect data on the case studies. The results demonstrated that applying the aspects of sustainability for the buildings is weak and not clearly familiar in Northern Iraq. The study concluded that, the housing projects focusing on the case studies not sustainable. The findings show that the application of sustainable principles in the housing projects at Northern Iraq is very weak. It is highly recommended to achieve sustainability, because it is the significant way to produce acquired and affordable housing and overcome the housing problems, socially, environmentally and economically. The recommendations have been suggested to formulate new ways for implementing sustainable principles in the housing sector to overcome housing stress in Northern Iraq.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
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Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
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Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Land as the Main Cause of Inter-communal Conflicts in Africa;
Key Natural Resource against Community Development of
Third World Nations?
Albert Ayorinde Abegunde
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,, Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
E-mail: abajesulo@yahoo.com
Abstract
This paper examines the role of land in inter-communal conflicts (IC) in southwestern Nigeria. It
purposefully selected eight communities with recurrent IC in the region for questionnaire
administration, targeting 10% of their household heads. Study reveals that most of the residents
identified land as the main cause of IC. It notes that government’s grip over land in the area was weak,
as most of the residents acknowledged that individual families and community leaders monitored the
affairs of land in the region and that strangers have no full right to indigenous land. This could be why
most past recorded conflicts erupted when people rose to fight for their rights on land. In this regards,
the policy makers of Nigeria need to review the effectiveness of the country’s land laws and their
applications at the regional and local levels. To avoid complications, selected community leaders must
be involved in the process.
Keywords: Land, conflict, community development, administration, settlements
1. Introduction
Land is a vital natural resource that hosts and sustains all living things namely; plants, animals and man. It
is a fixed socio-economic asset that aids production of goods and services and hosts virtually all activities
that take place on earth (Magel, 2001). The nature of land and types of its components dictate what must
exist on it. Hence, savannah land hosts grasses while tropical land is characterised with hardwood forest
among others. To an extent, land influences climate and dictates lifestyles of settlers on it cut across the
globe. Land host houses and towns where origin of a man is traced. This is because all communities are
located on land and their territories are defined by it. In another dimension, the sovereignty of a kingdom is
a function of the area of land it occupies. This is an indication that territorial defence is with the purpose of
securing or retaining certain piece of land.
The above mentioned arguments reveal that land is central to continuity of life, indispensable in physical
development and complex in social relations of production in the economic world. In other words, to every
land, there is the socio-cultural dimension to it. As a result, conflict over land is often combined with strong
economic, spatial, cultural and emotional values. There are indications that man’s complex socio-economic,
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cultural and physical attachments to land have placed land in a sensitive and unique position.
Conflict interests among communities to secure territories, conserve socio-economic resources and carry
out physical development activities and practice customs and traditions on land have given birth to untold
crises over the ages (Abegunde, 2010). In another dimension, these have resulted in conflicts that have
affected millions of people and resulted in lost opportunities in terms of social disorder, economic
depression and destruction of housing and basic infrastructure in the physical development of communities
(Gizewski and Homer-Dixon, 1995; Justino, 2004). In another dimension, all types of conflicts on land
entail significant private and social costs in human environment. Conflicts as used in this study refer to
disputes, disagreements, quarrels, struggles, fights and wars between individuals, groups or countries
(Angaye, 2003). They may be short or long in tenure, but impact on residents and their environment in a
direct or indirect way. Such conflicts may sometimes be advantageous to a group or affected parties.
However, experiences in African nations have shown that the negative effects of conflicts far outweigh their
merits (Colletta, Kostner and Wiederhofer, 1996; Bisnwanger, Klaus and Gershon, 1996; Shah, 2003; Salim,
2004).
Direct losses on land can be reflected in loss of farmland, waste of land based mineral resources, urban land
degradation during and after conflict, inability to conserve landed properties with cultural or historical
values, inaccessibility to urban land for meaningful socio-economic or physical development programmes
among others (Schock 1996; Addison, 2001; Abegunde, 2010). Of significance here is that conflicts
initiated by tussle over land often results in further losses on land and its related resources. In other words,
land as an impetus of development can become impediment to same in the built environment. This could be
disgusting where much value is attached to land by the local people without government regulations.
Literature has shown that this is predominant in African communities (Oyerinde, 2005; Ayo, 2002;
Asiyanbola, 2008). To them, land is seen as the path to heaven for the departed relatives, the abode of
ancestral and a devouring god to the defaulters and abusers of it (Ayo, 2002). That could be why Tuladhar
(2004) conceived that land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living and countless
are yet to be born. The study therefore centred on southwestern Nigeria, the most populated and civilised
region in the country. It is an attempt to understand the type conflicts in relation to land related resources
and development in the study area. To achieve this, the study underscored residents’ views to prevailing
land management techniques, vis-à-vis past conflicts on land in the region. This is with a view to obtain
information necessary on recurrent inter-community conflicts in the area to serve as a guide to policy
makers to enhance effective land use and administration, harmonious physical development on land and
promote peace among residents.
1.1 Conflict, Land and Physical Development
Urban planning has evolved in the shadow of urban chaos and disrupted physical development caused by
conflict, lack of adherence to development control, urban slum and environmental disequilibrium. For
instance, the urban environmental problems during industrial revolution era in Britain affected physical
development and were never solved until planning intervention. This means that war is not the only issue
that opened way for urban planners to intervene in land administration and development. Of recent, the
need for post conflict reconstruction has paved way for urban planning interventions in form of plan
preparations, renovations and rehabilitations. This became evident immediately after the First and the
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Second World Wars, leading to the rebuilding of ruined cities. In other words, conflict and physical
development has ever been an important issue either during or post conflict era (Abegunde, 2010).
Similar scenario repeats itself in Africa. The difference is that urban planners in the region are yet to wake
up to their duty in post conflict planning and land use administration and physical development of conflict
zones. However, globally and of recent, the concept of conflict and physical development is becoming more
relevant in conflict studies. This is because the increasing occurrences of conflict had led to extensive loss
of life, damage to property and the environment in general. These often turn back the clock of development.
These have been the major impediments to growth in many African nations (Gakunzi, 2005). Their effects
on residents are reflected on destruction of community’s infrastructure, trade, social interaction and
physical development. As pointed out by Hettne (2002), conflicts create states of turbulence in the
environments and in particular, in the minds of people. This often leads to a destruction of physical and
social infrastructure including roads, electricity, schools and hospitals.
Housing is essential to the well-being and development of most societies. As a complex asset, it provides
links to livelihoods, health, education, security and social and family stability. It also acts as a social centre
for family and friends, a source of pride and cultural identity, and a resource of both political and economic
importance (Sultan, 2003). During conflict, it is an extremely vulnerable asset, and the destruction of homes
or their loss through displacement or dispossession is one of the most visible effects of conflict and natural
disaster. In the same vein, infrastructural facilities which are life wires of communities are key targets
during conflicts. Many difficulties are faced by infrastructure providers in post-conflict situations. Apart
from making communities lively through infrastructural provision in post conflict areas, their physical
development in terms of acceptable locations and meeting specific choice of the people are issues necessary
to be considered in housing and infrastructural development in conflict regions.
With this background, many planners rush into conflict studies without delving into its roots. Such
understanding is necessary in Africa where many things are attached to culture and tradition. This is the
case of land and its management style in the area. In other words, land management in Africa is with
different faces. As noted by Quisumbing et al (2001), communal tenure systems tend to grant different
rights to different persons for a single plot of land, more private and individualized tenure systems
concentrate exclusive and absolute rights to a plot of land to a single individual. In addition, individual land
rights under the communal system are restricted. Although the usufruct right of individual members of the
community is usually well established, the rights to transfer, including sales and leasing, are vested in the
extended family, clan, or community. These are indications that most pieces of land in Africa area
indigenously managed. For instance, about 71% of Botswana is tribal land, followed by state land at 25%
and freehold land at 4%. The case is not different in Nigeria, though the government of the land claimed
that it has made all land in the country to be public (UN-Habitiat, 2010). This poses series of limitations to
growth and development in Africa. First, land under customary system is fragmented, giving no room for
intensive land use. Effective land use planning is also limited under this style. This is because master plan
preparation requires that all land to be planned together, which customary land tenure system would not
allowed. Every land owner wants to use his land as he desires. Then comes the issue of access to land for
the poor, strangers and women (Kane et al, 2005) The worst of these is the reprisal effects of
inconsistency of land tenure administration, resulting into war and strives when people want to claim rights
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or have compulsory access to land. This is sometimes more complex in Africa because of the socio-cultural
ties to land. There is therefore the need to understand predominant land management style in Africa to aid
effective physical planning and development in post conflict communities. In relation to this study, this
knowledge provides a good background to understanding communal conflict and physical development,
particularly where land is central to conflict issues.
The concept of communal conflict and physical development requires the formulation of right policies that
will enhance sustainable access to land for all necessary urban uses in conflict regions. It organizes and
describes the most important ideas that can guide the future evolution of the physical aspect of communities
that are prone to conflict and how best to monitor their land and its related resources. Where this fails,
conflict areas, may be cut off from most of the development initiatives of the state and the private sector
within and beyond region of its occurrence, except they are revisited and planned for. This is because until
land is accorded its right position, all other developments on it would be defined as temporary by the
weapons of war.
1.2 Statutory Land Right versus Customary Land Right in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the bottleneck in individual, company or government right to customary land has led to statutory
land tenure system. This is a system backed up by decree number 6 of 1978, tagged the Land Use Act. This
Act vested right to allocate urban land under the state governor and put land management and control at
rural level under the local governments councils (Omole, 1999). The need to institute statutory land tenure
that gives the individual access to land anywhere in the country is obvious. Kayode (1999) noted that there
was the need to have a unified land tenure system in as against the diverse land tenure system operating in
the country before 1978. He also observed that there is a serious need to curtail the activities of land
speculators and greedy individuals who had turn land to a market commodity. In addition, the 1978 Land
Use Act also gave every Nigerian the opportunity of getting at least a plot of land in any part of the country
for his developmental purpose. The Land Use Act, as a Nigerian Land Law, divorces English law (the
colonial law) that operated in the Northern part of the country from indigenous but formal law that protects
the general public.
The Land Use Act also merges the merit in the customary land tenure law and the English legal system to
be able to face off the shortcomings and the uncertainty in the customary law. It was also realized that
because of population growth, the economic growth, and advancement in technology, the traditional rulers
and the customary trustees of land were unable to protect and control the use of land under their care
properly. This calls for a new direction in the use and administration of land in Nigeria.
Despite all these, right to land and properties in southwestern part of the country is grossly affected by the
old customary tenure of land and property holdings. A fair practice in the present land holding is the
customary tenant title. Customary tenancy is defined as people who are not members of the family but have
on application been given family land to occupy on payment of yearly customary tributes (Ogedengbe,
2006).
The practice of dividing land among families, allocating land in fragments and customary tenancy coupled
with lack of respect to the Land Use Act in southwestern Nigeria have made land to be inadequate for the
people. There seems not to be a given land without title. Conflicts over farm land, reserved zone, and
inter-community boundaries are common but unexpected, since the promulgation of the Land Use Act.
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In a situation where land for settlement and agriculture is in abundance in comparison to land fragmentation
and hoarding, conflicts over land boundaries are not issues, and conflicts over land properties are minimal
(Mudenda, 2006). However with the current rise in population it is becoming clearer that overlapping
interest on land and its resources have been generating conflicts among residents. These have overtime
negatively impacted the socio economic development and physical environment in affected communities.
2. Methodology
The research methodology adopted for this study was through collection of primary data communities that
were found of inter-communal conflict in Southwestern Nigeria. Available literature on recent communal
conflicts in the study area revealed that out of the thirty one (31) locations where inter- communal conflicts
were very prominent between 1990 and 2008, four of them comprising eight (8) settlements are in
Southwestern Nigeria { Global Internal Displacement Profile Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council
on Nigeria, (IDP) 2008}. These are Iju and Itaogbolu (Ondo State), Emure and Ise (Ekiti state) Irawo-ile
and Irawo-owode (Oyo State) Ife and Modakeke (Osun state) (Ali, 1999), Irobi, 2005). These eight
settlements were selected for the purpose of the study.
Information revealed that there were 52 political wards in the selected settlements (Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 2006). These include Iju (5), Itaogbolu(6), Emure(11), Ise(12), Irawo-Ile(2), Irawo-Owode(1),
Ife(19) and Modakeke(4). The study selected 50% of the wards and 10% of household-heads across board
for questionnaire administration, through systematic sampling method. Fifty percent of the wards in the
study area were chosen because four out of the eight selected communities did not have more than three (3)
political wards while Ife alone had 19 wards. The fifty percent (50%) selection across board would give
allowance for well representation in every community and increase confidence level of the sample selected.
The choice of ten percent (10%) sample size of the household-heads for this study was informed by the
view of Spiegel et al (2000) who suggested 3% sample size for empirical studies that are to be conducted
within homogenous or semi-homogenous population (as the case is in Southwestern Nigeria where most of
the residents are Yoruba speaking people). Past related research works of Tomori (1972), Vaughan (2003)
and Adesoji (2005) conducted in the same region of Nigeria where this study is based also supported the
view of the above mentioned author on sample size selection.
In conducting the survey, the streets in each of the selected settlements were located and one out of every
ten residential buildings in each street was selected using random sampling method, based on house
numbering. Where residential buildings were not accessible by road, minor roads or paths that served them
were taken as accessible roads. Where these houses were not numbered, temporary numbers were attached
to them for the purpose of this study.
To ensure a random start, the first building in every street was randomly chosen out of the first ten
residential buildings. Where a chosen residential building was not used for residential purpose, the next one
was selected to replace it. The interval took effect from the first sample. Household heads were targets of
questionnaire administration in each of the sampled building. Information collected from them were on
causes of past inter-communal conflicts in the area, their opinions on strangers right to land and
predominant method of land administration in the study area among others. Where there were more than
one household heads, the one with longest time of stay was preferred. In all, 721 questionnaires were
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administered out of which 593 (82%) were counted worthy for analysis in this study (see Table 1). This
placed non-response rate at 18%. The rest 128 were either not returned or poorly attended to by sampled
respondents who were either nursing the wounds of conflicts in their hearts or not willing to supply
information related to past conflicts in the study area. Information obtained from the respondents were
related to main causes of communal conflicts and the effects of these on children education in the
socio-spatial environment. Data collected were analysed using descriptive method.
3. Findings and Discussion
3.1 Land as Main Cause of Conflicts in Southwestern Nigeria
Findings revealed that conflicts in southwestern Nigeria were instigated by land related issues. As seen in
Table 2, attempts by the residents to claim their communities’ rights over certain pieces of land (73.7%)
from others have resulted in conflicts between them and other discrete communities. As seen in the table,
all the respondents in Emure (100%), most in Ife (80.6%) and Modakeke (72.2%), about two-third in Ise
(62.4%) and Itaogbolu (65.9%) and more than half of the people in Irawo-ile (54.3%) and Irawo-owode
(56.4%) reasoned along this line.
The table further reflects that a little less than one-third (26.3%) of the respondents had a contrary opinion
that past conflicts in the study area could be linked with other issues different from land matter. Similar
response or less was observed across settlements, except in Irawo-ile (43.6%) where a little above two third
of the respondents indicated that most of the recorded past conflicts in their area had some issues undertone
than land related matters. The import of this is that past conflicts in southwestern Nigeria were instigated by
tussles over land related matters.
3.2 Chi-square Significance Test for Tussle over Ownership of Land as the Main Cause of Communal
Conflicts among Others in Southwestern Nigeria.
To establish with certainty the import of tussle over land as the main cause of communal conflicts in the
study area, the study tested the relationship between the variable and other causes of communal conflicts
enumerated in Table 3. As can be seen in the table, other variables identified by the respondents as causes
of conflicts and used as dependent variables in this analysis include wrong location of joint resources, lack
of basic amenities, extortion by other communities, improper sharing of joint resources, illiteracy and
poverty. Others include politics, poor leadership and wrong governance, unacceptable custom or tradition,
segregation or tribalism, historical antecedence, differences in believe and religion, and concern for
community’s growth and development. These 15 variables are seen as DF in Table 3.
Results in the table gave the chi-square values of the relationship between the tested variables and showed
that all the values obtained were all significant at P≤0.05 probability level except for ‘improper sharing of
joint resources’. This further confirms that nearly all the past conflicts in the study area can be directly or
indirectly linked to land matters. In another dimension, communal conflicts in southwestern Nigeria can be
said to be synonymous to land conflicts or vice versa.
3.3 System of Land Administration in Southwestern Nigeria
The study showed that land in southwestern Nigeria is principally managed by the residents rather than the
government of the land. As revealed in Table 4, more than two-fifth of the respondents indicated that
community leaders (43.2%) and families (41.5%) were in charge of land administration respectively. Only a
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little above one-tenth (15.3%) of the respondents opined that government is in control of land in the study
area. Across settlements, land in Oyo State is under community leaders. This is because more than
two-third of their respondents in Irawo-ile (74.2%) and Irawo-owode (71.7%) opined along this line. In
Emure in Ekiti State, nearly all (97.3%) the respondents indicated that their pieces of land are under the
administration of families or individuals. Furthermore, about half (47.0%) of the respondents in Ife also
indicated that their pieces of land were administered by individual families in the study area.
Half of the sampled respondents in Ondo State {Iju (50.0%) and about two-third in Itaogbolu (68.2%)}
opined that their pieces of land were under community leaders. Opinion that government still controls land
in the study area was unpopular during this study. This is because only a handful (15.3%) of respondents in
most of the selected settlements had their pieces of land under the administration of the government. The
situation was worst in Oyo State where there was no representation. In other words, most pieces of land that
belonged to respondents in the study area were administered by community leaders and individual families.
1.4 Strangers’ Rights to Land in Southwestern Nigeria
As revealed in this study, more than half (52.3%) of the respondents were not persuaded that a stranger
should have full right to any piece of land in their settlements, even with certificate right of occupancy from
the government. In disaggregate terms, Table 5 reflects that most of the respondents in Ife (60.5%) and
Itaogbolu (77.3%), and more than half of those in Ise (56.5%) and Iju (58.7%) were of this opinion. In
addition, the table shows that a little above one third of those in Modakeke (38.6%) had the same
perception. Findings also revealed that about one third (34.1%) opined that partial right can be granted to
strangers who seek for ownership of rights on land possession in southwestern Nigeria. Similar opinion
runs across studied settlements, except in Ekiti State and Irawo-ile, where not less than two-fifth of the
respondents agreed to partial ownership of land for late settlers on land possession. Only very few (13.3%)
of the respondents were disposed to full ownership of rights on land to strangers in the study area. The
import of this is that most of the sampled respondents were of the opinion that strangers have no equal right
to land with the indigenous residents as spelt in the 1978 land use act of Nigeria. This agrees with the
works of that strangers have no direct access to indigenous land in African communities.
4. Concluding Remarks
The analysis in this paper has important implications on land management and conflict prevention
against land and its resources in the study area. First, it provided basis for understanding the causal
and recipient roles of land in conflicts between discrete communities in southwestern Nigeria. It also
revealed the underlying bedrock of who is in charge of land administration in the region. Here, the
weakness of the government of the land is evidently but indirectly portrayed in leaving land
administration into the hands of community leaders and individual families. This perhaps led to land
fragmentation and administrative pluralism, making residents to claim their community’s or
individuals’ rights over pieces of land, resulting into conflicts.
It can be deduced that countries with effective regulatory frameworks on land are likely to have less
tussle over land as recorded in this study. In this regards, the policy makers of Nigeria need to review
the effectiveness of their country’s land laws and their applications at the regional and local levels.
This would address the problem of strangers’ inaccessibility to indigenous land and practically ensure
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land as public property. The review have to be done with full consent of selected community leaders,
who would be expected to carry their people along on the need to holistically make land available for
all without prejudice. When this is in place, the desire to defend selfish interests or community’s rights
would be reduced and where there are encroachments, the government as potent land administrator
can easily intervene with minimal crisis.
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Table 1. Sample Frame and Size in the Study Area
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State Selected Selected No of Total No of Total
settlement political wards Questionnaire Administered Questionnaires Analysed
Administered Analysed
Osun Ife Ilare1 17 163 10 134
Ilare3 13 12
Ilare4 13 10
More/ojaja 13 06
Akarabata 22 21
Okerewe 21 18
Iremo1 27 30
Iremo3 12 04
Iremo4 18 16
Iremo5 07 06
Modakeke Modakeke1 71 147 67 133
Modakeke3 76 66
Ekiti Emure Ogbontioro 15 107 10 74
Imola 21 16
Odo-emure1 17 10
Oke emure2 18 15
Ariyeisi 22 14
Idamadu 14 09
Ise Figbo 13 124 12 85
Oke-Odi 34 31
Ogbese-oko 28 16
oba
Oraye 22 10
Kajola 14 08
Erinwa 13 08
Oyo Irawo ile Irawo-Ile 49 49 35 35
Irawo-owode Irawo-Owode 40 40 39 39
Ondo Iju Iju1 20 47 20 46
Iju3 27 26
Itaogbolu Itaogbolu1 27 44 27 44
Itaogbolu3 17 17
Total 30 Political 721 721 593
wards 593
Source: Author’s field survey data, 2010.
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Table 2: Land as Main Cause of Conflicts in Southwestern Nigeria
States Osun (n = 267) Ekiti (n = 159) Oyo (n = 74) Ondo (n = 93) Total
Settlements Ife Modakeke Emure Ise Irawo-ile Iraowo- Iju Itaogbolu n = 593
n =134 n =133 n =77 n =85 n =35 owode n =46 n =44
n =39
Reasons
Claim of 108(80.6) 96(72.2) 77(100) 53(62.4) 19(54.3) 22(56.4) 33(71.7) 29(65.9) 437(73.7)
settlements’
Rights over
Land
Other Issues 26(19.4) 37(27.8) 00(0.0) 32(37.6) 16(45.7) 17(43.6) 13(28.3) 15(34.1) 156(26.3)
Total 134(100) 133(100) 77(100) 85(100) 35(100) 39(100) 46(100) 44(100) 593(100)
Source: Author’s field survey data, 2010.
Table 3: Chi-square Significance Test for Tussle over Ownership of Land the Main Cause of
Specific Causes of Communal Conflict Chi-square Degree of Significance
Value Freedom Level
Wrong Location of Joint Resources 64.4 15 0.000
Lack of Basic Amenities 66.6 15 0.000
Extortion of other Community’s Rights 28.7 15 0.000
Claim of Community’s Right 26.1 15 0.000
Improper sharing of Joint Resources 7.13 15 0.415
Illiteracy 80.5 15 0.000
Poverty and Economic Recession 89.9 15 0.000
Inequalities in Economic Lifestyle 34.3 15 0.000
Political Exclusion from Issues that touch the two 36.5 15 0.000
Discrete Settlements
Poor Leadership and Wrong Governance 124.0 15 0.000
Bad customs and Tradition 121.0 15 0.000
Tribalism and Segregation 71.5 15 0.000
Historical Antecedences 74.1 15 0.000
Differences in Believe and Religion 45.8 15 0.000
Communal Conflicts among Others in Southwestern Nigeria.
Source: Author’s field survey data, 2010.
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States Osun (n = 267) Ekiti (n = 159) Oyo (n = 74) Ondo (n = 93) Total
Settlements Ife Modakeke Emure Ise Irawo Iraowo Iju Itaogbolu n = 593
n =134 n =133 n =77 n =85 –ile owode n =46 n =44
n =35 n =39
Those in Charge of Land Administration
Government 17(12.7) 35(26.3) 4(5.2) 20(23.5) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 13(28.3) 02(4.6) 91(15.3)
Community leader 54(40.3) 61(45.8) 1(1.4) 33(38.8) 26(74.2) 28(71.7) 23(50.0) 30(68.2) 256(43.2)
Family 63(47.0) 37(27.8) 72(97.3) 32(37.7) 9(25.71) 11(28.21) 10(21.7) 12(27.2) 246(41.5)
Total 134(100) 133(100) 77(100) 85(100) 35(100) 39(100) 46(100) 44(100) 593(100)
Table 4: Predominant System of Land Administration in the Southwestern Nigeria
Source: Author’s field survey data, 2010.
States Osun (n = 267) Ekiti (n = 159) Oyo (n = 74) Ondo (n = 93) Total
Settlements Ife Modakeke Emure Ise Irawo Iraowo Iju Itaogbolu n = 593
n =134 n =133 n =77 n =85 -ile owode n =46 n =44
n =35 n =39
Strangers have no 81(60.5) 51(38.3) 33(42.9) 48(56.5) 20(57.1) 18(46.2) 27(58.7) 34(77.3) 312(53.2)
Full Right over
Ownership of Land
Stranger can have 53(39.5) 31(23.3) 40(51.9) 37(43.5) 15(42.9) 01(2.6) 15(32.6) 10(22.7) 202(34.1)
partial Ownership
Right on Land
Yes, Full Right can be 00( 51(38.4) 04(5.2) 00(0.0) 00(0.0) 20(51.2) 04(8.7) 00(0.0) 79(13.3)
granted to anybody
Total 134(100) 133(100) 77(100) 85(100) 35(57.1) 39(46.2) 46(56.8) 44100) 593(100)
Table 5: Strangers’ Rights to Land in Southwestern Nigeria
Source: Author’s field survey data, 2010.
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