Tag Archive: Urbanization

The Struggle For Land Rights

By Linda Filiai  More than one hundred thousand Fijians live every day with the insecurity that comes with being an informal settler. Many are trapped into unsatisfactory conditions by the high cost of living. The Fiji government and civil society organisations have new programs to address informal settlements. Some are creating hope that a transition to legal tenancy may be possible. The struggles for informal settlers are many. The Director of Peoples Community Network (PCN) Semiti Qalowasa says most informal settlers are living in the settlements under the sympathy of the landowners. Director of Peoples Community…

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Land Tenure Struggles in Honiara

By Charles Kadamana The urban State land in Solomon Islands is under a great deal of pressure not because of increasing informal settlers but because of its Land Tenure System. In Solomon Islands about 83 percent of the lands are customary owned. Customary owned lands owned by tribal groups, clans and families. Only 17 percent of the lands are state owned lands. Joseph Foukona a Law Lecturer at USP in Emalus Campus who carried out a case study on Urban Land Tenure in Solomon Islands said access to urban…

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Jittu Estate Residents Wait

Life in Suva’s squatter settlements is not easy. The Jittu Estate continues to house informal settlers, despite introduced housing projects. Anaseini Civavonovono and Drue Slatter have this report for Wansolwara TV.

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