Elizabeth DESSIE

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• Land, informality and notions of secure tenure – perceptions from Nouakchott, Mauritania

  The eccentric West African metropolis, Nouakchott today finds itself torn between prospects of an exemplary model of urban progress and the deeply rooted forces of precariousness and informality.

• References: Land, informality and notions of secure tenure – perceptions from Nouakchott, Mauritania

• References: The repatration et reintegration of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal

• References: The sustainable livelihoods approach as a transformation tool for the Western Sahara conflict

• The repatriation and reintegration of Mauritanian refugees from Senegal: entry-points for conflict transformation A case study analysis

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  The sustainable livelihoods approach as a transformation tool for the Western Sahara conflict

  This paper presents a new take on the transformation of this frozen conflict, suggesting ideas on how a case-specific implementation of the livelihoods approach can act as a viable strategy for solving a forgotten refugee crisis.