The Tsunami Two Years On: Land Rights in Aceh

Publication language
English
Pages
11pp
Date published
30 Nov 2006
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Disasters, Tsunamis, Funding and donors, Shelter and housing, Land issues
Countries
Indonesia
Organisations
Oxfam
Link
http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/bn_tsunami_2yrs_landrights_0612
Two years ago the tsunami devastated the Indonesian province of Aceh. A huge amount of rebuilding has been done but thousands of the poorest Acehnese families have yet to be re-housed. The wave washed away their land and also many documents showing who owned land in Aceh. Now land-rights issues – the question of who owns what land – must be solved if Acehnese society is to be rebuilt on a secure footing.