Implementation Arrangements
Implementation of the Land Sector Strategy
The implementation of the four sub-components
that make up the Land Sector Strategy are discussed in the
paragraphs that follow.
Strengthened Land-Use Planning Capacities
at the District and Provincial Levels. The focus of this
sub-component of the Land Sector Strategy would be the development
of a Land Information System (LIS). The LIS would combine
multiple sources of data from the district, including for
example, census data on population, land use information,
livestock levels, the location of roads, schools, health posts,
information on all project activities and their status and
any other relevant information. When combined with the information
derived from the community PRA processes, the LIS would provide
a powerful basis for planning district investments and for
monitoring the performance and impact of these investments.
The sub-component will include the following activities:
(i) assessment of information needs and development of
a detailed strategy, (ii) establishment of provincial
GIS Team and information collection, (iii) training of
district planners, and (iv) interim evaluation.
Land Tenure Security for Poor Rural Households
– In Support of Implementation of National Land Policy and
New Land Act. This sub-component would support the development
of cell-level maps indicating patterns of land use and the
identity of the people and households using individual parcels
of land. These maps would serve to identify, record and therefore
protect, the land rights of poor and vulnerable households.
They would provide a record of who is using which land resources
for what purposes in each cell. The maps would help increase
the tenure security of agricultural smallholders, could reduce
land disputes and could constitute a basis for the subsequent
registration of land parcels should it be desired by the smallholder.
The community maps would also constitute a valuable information
tool for both district planners, the local land committees
and the District Land Commissions, once they are established
for they would provide an accurate reference upon which district
planners and Land Commissions could develop a strategy for
improved land-use planning and, if necessary, land consolidation
(as envisaged in the Land Policy). The following activities
are envisaged: (i) assessment of information needs and
development of a detailed strategy, (ii) community mapping,
(iii) storage and updating of community maps, (iv) training
and capacity building of cell, sector and district institutions,
(v) interim evaluation and (vi) support to District
Land Commissions.
Land Tenure Safeguards in UCRIDP.
Land tenure issues cross-cut many of the components and activities
of the UCRIDP. Infrastructural investment decisions, such
as bore holes or cattle watering points or the location of
roads can be affected by land tenure issues such as land disputes
and existing rights of access. The successful integration
of land tenure issues into the design and implementation of
project activities could both heighten positive impacts and
reduce the likelihood that poor men and women would be excluded
from the benefits. The first task would be to identify which
activities would most likely be affected by land tenure issues
and second, to design appropriate responses. The sub-component
will include the following activities: (i) preliminary
assessment, (ii) periodic assessment of land tenure issues
in UCRIDP and design of necessary responses, (iii) land
tenure integration support activities, (iv) training
and capacity building of cell, sector and district institutions
and (v) evaluation and supervision.
Developed and Strengthened Local Land
Dispute Resolution Through Support to the National Unity and
Reconciliation Council. In line with the UCRIDP’s overall
goal to promote peace and reconciliation and in line with
IFAD’s concern to empower the rural poor to overcome their
poverty, the Programme would provide support to the National
Unity and Reconciliation Council’s efforts to introduce and/or
strengthen local land dispute resolution mechanisms. The
sub-component actions foreseen are: (i) preliminary
assessment, (ii) support to local land dispute resolution
mechanisms and (iii) interim evaluation. The sub-component
would be built on a principle of cost-sharing and progressive
reduction in UCRIDP support in order to ensure the future
sustainability of the local land dispute resolution mechanisms.
It would be expected that early in Phase III the UCRIDP contribution
would be able to cease. By the end of Phase III of UCRIDP
(2010), districts should be able to implement all aspects
of the Strategy deemed important in an autonomous and sustainable
manner. In the meantime, technical and financial responsibilities
would take place on a progressive basis during Phase II and
Phase III, and would reflect increased capacities, improved
performance and growing absorption rates.
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