Transcript Makunike-751-751_ppt

Strengthening land governance to advance Africa’s social and
economic transformation
Rudo E. Makunike (1), Estherine Fotabong (1), Mandivamba Rukuni
NEPAD Agency (1) and Barefoot Foundation(2)
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Introduction
The way in which land issues are addressed in
African countries is critical for development of the
rural and agricultural sector and will determine the
extent to which growth will materialize and benefit all.
In Africa, the institutional arrangements governing
access to land and the recognition of rights and land
use will invariably affect the increasing demand for
land (e.g. urbanization, infrastructure, agriculture,
mining, protected areas). Moreover, such land policy
and governance will determine the incentives to
enhance productivity and investments, and thus the
nature and sustainability of growth, and the way in
which the benefits from land are distributed.
Results
- Land policy and governance is important for overall economic development
- Five key sectors dependent on good land policy and governance:
i.
Agriculture and livestock systems
- Efforts to commercialize smallholder agriculture an) efforts to allocate land for large
scale land based investments (LSLBI)
ii. mining and other extractive industries
- emphasis on impact on land held by smallholders and with focus on artisanal and
small-scale miners);
The purpose was to locate the importance and role of
land in national development and provide countries
with evidence based self-assessment instruments
that include sector specific assessment tools for land
policy and governance. The study aimed to assist
robust and integrated analysis and decision making at
the country level on how best to strengthen land
governance in the context of agriculture and rural
development strategies and investments.
iii. Forestry, reserved areas, hunting and tourism; urban development and real estate;
iv. Urban development and real estate;
v. Infrastructure development
Materials and methods
Case study analysis in Cameroon, Tanzania,
Malawi and Burkina Faso
Secondary data – desk reviews
Primary data – key informant interviews and
focused group discussions
Review of regulatory frameworks.
Assessment of current priority interventions,
main decision making processes and how
participatory; and progress to date.
Conclusions
Main recommendation: there is need for m
development of land governance diagnostic
tools and land governance capacity
strengthening modules
Identification, for each sector, land related
priorities not addressed, and what
interventions are needed to address gaps.
Tools
Self
assessment
methodological
tool
developed and used to analyse each of the
key sectors.
For each of the sectors, the in-country selfassessment methodology included use of
secondary data, mining of administrative
data, use of LGAF data and use of GIS /
satellite imagery.
Acknowledgements
The study was made
possible by funding
from the World Bank.
Country
level
Modules
Data
Sector level
Thematic
Literature cited: Berkstein, A. (2004);
Bagre, A.S. (2013); Chinsinga, B. (2011);
Kimaro, D.N. (2014); Mramba, S.J.
(2015); Tenga, W.R (2014; 2015)
.
Capacity
building