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Assessing the contractual arrangements of large-scale land acquisitions in Mali with special attention to water rights
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| Author
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Baumgart, J.
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| Editor or Organisation
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GIZ
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| Year
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2011
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| Keywords
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rights to land, rights to water, private sector involvement
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| Country
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Mali
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| Type
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publication
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| Language
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English
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| Table of Contents
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1. The interior Niger Delta and its potential
2. The demand for land and water in the Office du Niger Region
3. Analysis of the contracts
4. Conclusion
References
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| Abstract
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This paper was originally designed to analyse four contracts concluded between the Government of Mali (GoM) and foreign investors. At the same time, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)1 published the document “Land Deals in Africa. What is in the contracts?” dealing with three out of these four contracts and with most of the specific items that the present paper intended to analyse. Therefore, the main focus of this paper was shifted to water availability for existing irrigation fields and the new investments; a subject that is normally underrepresented in studies concerning foreign direct investments. This paper shows that sufficient land is available. Water is the limiting factor, at least for farmers and investors wanting to have two harvests per annum. This paper focuses mainly on the enormous discrepancy between the availability of productive land and the supply of water for irrigation. So far, both research and the public have shown little interest in the phenomenon of “water grabbing”. Therefore, this paper will explore different aspects of “water grabbing” including the role of governments and investors as well as possible solutions for the future.
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| Permission
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Yes
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| Category
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Enabling Environment
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