David Betge
Project Coordinator - SEWOH Lab
A specialist in land rights, David worked for five years as a land rights adviser for the Dutch-based international relief and recovery organization ZOA. Prior to that he worked in non-formal political education in Berlin. He has a PhD from the Free University Berlin. For his doctoral studies David conducted research on redistributive land reforms in India and South Africa.


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Grabbing land to save the planet or using the power of human rights to protect tenure rights?
Responsible land governance for fair transitions

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The revolution will be crowdsourced!
Developing new forms of reporting and monitoring for empowerment and accountability.

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Digitalizing Development – not digitizing the status quo!
Leveraging the potential of digital tools to build inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems

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Crowdsourcing land rights data to improve women’s tenure security
Exploring what it takes to leverage the potential of digital technologies on the ground

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Land tenure rights are at the heart of fighting hunger and transforming food systems
Highlights from the first ever Food Day at the Rio Conventions Pavilion at UNCCD COP 15 in Abidjan