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Climate Displacement in Panama: Applying the Peninsula Principles in Practice
A new DS report – available in English and soon Spanish – applies the 2013 Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States for...
Aug 22, 20141 min read
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Scott Leckie’s Latest Book Urges Land Solutions to Solve Climate Change Displacement
A new book just published by Routledge – the first in a new series of books by the publishing company on Development, Displacement and...
Jul 18, 20142 min read
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DS PROVIDES RESTITUTION ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA
Since Georgia’s independence in 1991, an estimated number of more than 370,000 people have been displaced by several waves of armed...
Jul 4, 20142 min read
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NEW! Vietnamese Translation of the Peninsula Principles Available Now
Following the publication of English and Spanish versions of the Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States, DS is proud...
Jul 2, 20141 min read
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Bangladesh HLP Initiative – Updates and Developments
Some of the recent highlights of the Bangladesh HLP Initiative include: Land Solutions to Climate Displacement in Bangladesh The...
May 23, 20143 min read
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DS Spearheading HLP Rights Advice in Post-Haiyan Philippines
DS is currently engaged in providing on-the-ground advice and expertise on numerous HLP issues arising in the aftermath of the tragic...
Apr 4, 20142 min read
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The Peninsula Principles: Now Available in Spanish!
The Peninsula Principles are now available in Spanish. DS is very grateful to Carlos Arenas for his excellent translation, and hopes that...
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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The Peninsula Principles in Action – Updates and Developments
The Peninsula Principles were adopted just over seven months ago. Since the 18th of August 2013, DS and many of its partners in states...
Mar 21, 20144 min read
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DS Launches Pioneering Report: “Land Rights and Mine Action in Myanmar”
Vast areas of land in Myanmar are currently contaminated by landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) as a legacy of decades of...
Feb 14, 20142 min read
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Available in Paperback: Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights: A Handbook on Issues, Framew
Together with co-author, Chris Huggins, Displacement Solutions Director, Scott Leckie, would like to announce the availability of...
Oct 1, 20131 min read
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The Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement within States Available at Last
The Peninsula Principles on Climate Displacement Within States are now available for global governmental and advocacy purposes. These...
Aug 19, 20131 min read
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Myanmar Times on DS Report: Land Rights Key to Peace Process
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Jun 12, 20131 min read
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Landmark Report Launch: Bridging the HLP Gap in Myanmar
Displacement Solutions has presented Scott Leckie’s latest report Bridging the Housing Land and Property Gap at the Sedona Hotel, Yangon,...
Jun 2, 20131 min read
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Scott Leckie: ‘Burma could very easily become the displacement capital of Asia’
#Myanmar #HLP #Asia #HLPRights #Burma
Nov 4, 20121 min read
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DS Calls for a National HLP Summit in Myanmar
Media Coverage Dvb.no. Interview with Scott Leckie: ‘Burma could very easily become the displacement capital or Asia.’ Myanmar Times....
Oct 25, 20122 min read
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DS Hosts International Workshop on Land Solutions to Climate Displacement
DS hosted an international workshop on land solutions to climate displacement in Auckland, New Zealand on 4 October. The workshop brought...
Oct 8, 20121 min read
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New DS Publication on HLP Rights and International Criminal Justice
International law is becoming ever more precise as to which practices constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, and this...
Sep 4, 20121 min read
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Tackling Land Grabbing and Speculation in the New Myanmar
Though Myanmar/Burma has undergone unprecedented political change in recent months, the country is currently grappling with a severe land...
Aug 8, 20121 min read
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The Coastal Kids Project Gets Underway
#ScottLeckie #CoastalKids #ClimateChange #Australia #Bangladesh
Jul 12, 20121 min read
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DS Expands its Myanmar HLP Initiative
DS visited Myanmar (Burma) in mid-June to examine the country’s rapidly evolving political reforms and how these are likely to affect the...
Jun 26, 20121 min read
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