Research Advisory Group

Research Advisory Group Members

Amlanjyoti Goswami

Head for Legal and Regulation, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), India

Field of specialization: institutional sector development for key sectors, urban development, land and housing, municipal institutions, livelihood issues and higher education

Region of specialization: India, South Asia

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Cheryl Doss

Senior Departmental Lecturer in Development Economics, University of Oxford, UK

Also Associate Professor, Department of International development, University of Oxford, UK

Field of specialization: agriculture and gender

Region of specialization: Sub-Saharan Africa

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Christos Makridis

Senior Adviser, Gallup

Field of specialization: behavioural economics, household finance and well-being, labor economics and the digital economy

Region of specialization: International

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Chryssy Potsiou

Bureau member and Vice-chair of UNECE WPLA and Honorary FIG President

,Field of specialization: Land Administration, Region of specialization: Europe

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Malcolm Childress

Executive Director, Global Land Alliance (GLA), USA

Field of specialization: governance of land resources, Economic Development, community development

Region of specialization: International

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Steven Lawry

Senior Associate, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), USA

Field of specialization: Equity, Gender and Tenure research, social, economic and ecological effects of forest rights devolution; studies of the impacts of land rights formalization on agricultural investment and productivity

Region of specialization: international

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Tim Besley

Professor of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economics, London School of Economics (L

Field of specialization: Applied research on Economic Development, Public Economics; Political Economy

Region of specialization: International

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Observers/Partners

Rajesh Srinivasan

Regional Research Director, Asia and MENA, Gallup Inc

Field of specialization: Survey design, International Development, Well-being

Region of specialization: International

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Susan Thomas

Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Field of specialization: Financial instruments, Agricultural Development

Region of specialization: India, South Asia

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Tenure insecurity on the rise: 1.1 billion people at risk, Prindex report warns

At the Rome launch of the Global Comparative Report on Security of Property Rights for Land and Housing in 2024 presented by Prindex initiative on October 22, alarming new data revealed that 1.1 billion people worldwide feel insecure about their property rights, reflecting an escalating global crisis in housing and land tenure.

New global data from 108 countries reveals increasing tenure insecurity – urgent policy action required

The latest global assessment of land and housing tenure security reveals alarming trends. According to the 2024 Prindex Report, approximately 1.1 billion adults worldwide—23% of the adult population in 108 countries surveyed—feel insecure about their rights to property or land.

Launch of Prindex Report on global tenure security and property rights

Save the date! Launch of Prindex Report on global tenure security and property rights Date: 22 October 2024 Time: 17:00 - 18:00 CET Language: This event will take place in English