SECURITY OF LAND TENURE AND MIGRATION Paper for the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference, 2018
Marcela Villarreal
A good understanding of the relationship between land tenure security and migration is of strategic importance for both political and development agendas. Yet, relatively little attention has been given to its study and a solid evidence base, necessary for adequate policy formulation and programme development is lacking. This article reviews current literature to assess the hypothesis that increased tenure security is associated to reduced migration through a weakening of push factors while tenure insecurity constitutes an important push factor and hence can increase migration. It proposes a framework for the analysis of the relationship between the security of land tenure rights and migration, and argues that the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forestry in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) contribute to create a culture of good governance where tenure rights are respected and migration can be an effective choice rather than a necessity.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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