Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East

This report analyzes land issues in Sri Lanka, which cannot be seen in isolation from the ethnic and political conflict and, at the same time, even though land conflict is often linked with the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, a large number of land c...

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Main Authors:	Korf, Benedikt, Lavadenz, Isabel
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LAND ACREAGE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND CLAIMS TO LAND COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ZONE COASTS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNAL LAND CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION DATA SOURCES DEVELOPED LAND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FISHERY FORESTS FRUITS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRAZING LAND HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING IRRIGATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AREA LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND GRABBING LAND IMPROVEMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND QUALITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND SETTLEMENT LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANS LAND USE POLICIES LAND USES LAND VALUES LANDLESSNESS LANDLORDS PARKS PLANTATION POINTS PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND ROADS RURAL LIVELIHOODS SEA SEA WATER SHORES SITES SOILS TAXATION TENANTS TENURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT WATER RIGHTS WETLAND WETLAND AREAS WETLANDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/16450125/sri-lanka-land-conflict-north-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12721

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spelling	okr-10986-127212021-04-23T14:03:04Z Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East Korf, Benedikt Lavadenz, Isabel ACCESS TO LAND ACREAGE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND CLAIMS TO LAND COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ZONE COASTS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNAL LAND CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION DATA SOURCES DEVELOPED LAND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FISHERY FORESTS FRUITS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRAZING LAND HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING IRRIGATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AREA LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND GRABBING LAND IMPROVEMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND QUALITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND SETTLEMENT LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANS LAND USE POLICIES LAND USES LAND VALUES LANDLESSNESS LANDLORDS PARKS PLANTATION POINTS PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND ROADS RURAL LIVELIHOODS SEA SEA WATER SHORES SITES SOILS TAXATION TENANTS TENURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT WATER RIGHTS WETLAND WETLAND AREAS WETLANDS This report analyzes land issues in Sri Lanka, which cannot be seen in isolation from the ethnic and political conflict and, at the same time, even though land conflict is often linked with the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, a large number of land conflicts in the North and East can be resolved prior to a full and national political solution to the ethnic situation. This report analyzes constraints and opportunities for an effective governance framework for land access and land tenure security in the conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka, develops a comprehensive typology of land-related conflicts to inform policy dialogue and to identify types of conflict that may be resolvable in the current situation and to distinguish them from those which are not, identifies policy criteria to further ensure a conflict-sensitive approach in a post-conflict and post-tsunami context whereby regional, religious and ethnic balances in the allocation and/or restitution of land and property rights are to be addressed. The report synthesizes existing studies, mainly qualitative assessments of limited scope and outreach, but a more in-depth quantitative assessment may be conducted later on, when the political situation is conducive to do so. 2013-03-14T15:36:16Z 2013-03-14T15:36:16Z 2007-07-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/16450125/sri-lanka-land-conflict-north-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12721 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic	ACCESS TO LAND ACREAGE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND CLAIMS TO LAND COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ZONE COASTS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNAL LAND CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION DATA SOURCES DEVELOPED LAND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FISHERY FORESTS FRUITS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRAZING LAND HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING IRRIGATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AREA LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND GRABBING LAND IMPROVEMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND QUALITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND SETTLEMENT LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANS LAND USE POLICIES LAND USES LAND VALUES LANDLESSNESS LANDLORDS PARKS PLANTATION POINTS PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND ROADS RURAL LIVELIHOODS SEA SEA WATER SHORES SITES SOILS TAXATION TENANTS TENURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT WATER RIGHTS WETLAND WETLAND AREAS WETLANDS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO LAND ACREAGE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND CLAIMS TO LAND COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ZONE COASTS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNAL LAND CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CROPS CULTIVATION DATA SOURCES DEVELOPED LAND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FISHERY FORESTS FRUITS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRAZING LAND HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING IRRIGATION LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AREA LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND GRABBING LAND IMPROVEMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND QUALITY LAND REFORM LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND SETTLEMENT LAND TENURE LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANS LAND USE POLICIES LAND USES LAND VALUES LANDLESSNESS LANDLORDS PARKS PLANTATION POINTS PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND ROADS RURAL LIVELIHOODS SEA SEA WATER SHORES SITES SOILS TAXATION TENANTS TENURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT WATER RIGHTS WETLAND WETLAND AREAS WETLANDS Korf, Benedikt Lavadenz, Isabel Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
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description	This report analyzes land issues in Sri Lanka, which cannot be seen in isolation from the ethnic and political conflict and, at the same time, even though land conflict is often linked with the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, a large number of land conflicts in the North and East can be resolved prior to a full and national political solution to the ethnic situation. This report analyzes constraints and opportunities for an effective governance framework for land access and land tenure security in the conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka, develops a comprehensive typology of land-related conflicts to inform policy dialogue and to identify types of conflict that may be resolvable in the current situation and to distinguish them from those which are not, identifies policy criteria to further ensure a conflict-sensitive approach in a post-conflict and post-tsunami context whereby regional, religious and ethnic balances in the allocation and/or restitution of land and property rights are to be addressed. The report synthesizes existing studies, mainly qualitative assessments of limited scope and outreach, but a more in-depth quantitative assessment may be conducted later on, when the political situation is conducive to do so.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author	Korf, Benedikt Lavadenz, Isabel
author_facet	Korf, Benedikt Lavadenz, Isabel
author_sort	Korf, Benedikt
title	Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
title_short	Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
title_full	Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
title_fullStr	Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
title_full_unstemmed	Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East
title_sort	sri lanka : land and conflict in the north and east
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/16450125/sri-lanka-land-conflict-north-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12721
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Sri Lanka : Land and Conflict in the North and East

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