Land Governance Building Trust Transparency in Land Administration
Land Governance; Building Trust Transparency in Land Administration Session 1 Land Governance and Transparency 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Questions § What and why: land governance and transparency in land administration? § What are the principles of good governance in land administration? § How does transparency help to realize good governance in land administration? 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Land Governance (1) § Strong link between land poverty § Failure in appropriate land policies & management = source of inequity and poverty § Land administration is a critical element in the development agenda 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Land Governance (2) § Governance principles as framework for Land governance § Transparency is critical component of land administration § Risks: corruption in land allocation/management § Opportunities: civic engagement, stakeholders’ accountability, confidence in governments 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Land Governance (3) § Governance principles and land issues § § § § Equity Subsidiarity Efficiency/effectiveness Participation Accountability Security Sustainability Rule of law participation transparency efficiency equity subsidiarity § Transparency as entry 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Land Administration UN/ECE Land Administration Guidelines, 1996 processing distribution process dataacquisition Land administration is the process of determining, recording, and disseminating of information about ownership, value and use of land when implementing land management policies rights purposes assessment inventory land 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Land Administration and corruption § Forms of corruption § Bribery, fraud, favourism § Tools to improve § Improving access to information & public participation; availability of data + clear and simple procedures § Promotion of ethics, professionalism, integrity § Increased transparency through institutional reforms 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Capacity Building agenda § § Large demand for skills in Land Administration in Africa, incl. competencies to strengthen transparency UN-HABITAT and ITC + Regional Partners (KNUST, Po. N, ARU, ENDA) joint venture to enhance capacity for Transparency in Land Administration, in GLTN framework 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
Capacity Building programme § EGM, Jan. 2007, Nairobi § Develop knowledge and skills + stimulate thinking on actions § Target group: upstream change agents § Three-day curriculum § Four African regions § Case Studies and action planning 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
What is the solution? This or That Or both? 27 -29 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
- Slides: 10