The Missing Key to Eradicate Poverty

The European Parliament is placing land rights at the heart of the EU development policy. A recent report (EP, 2014) states that land tenure security and property rights provides an opportunity to improve and consolidate bases for development and poverty reduction in some of the poorest regions of the world. The report highlights the fact that the EU has the capacity to enhance its currently limited approach in terms of both scope and visibility with the view to addressing land tenure.