Towards a Pan African Land Policy Framework An Overview

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Towards a Pan African Land Policy FrameworkAn
Overview

• AUC-ECA-ADB led Initiative
• Expert Group Meeting on Land Policy Indicators
• Addis Ababa, 3-4 May 2007

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Presentation

• Rational for a Pan-Africa Framework
• Main Functions of the framework
• Roadmap/Critical Steps
• Stakeholders
• Programme Structure
• Operational Mechanisms

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Rationale

• Rooted in/within the framework of NEPAD --APRM
• Land as a basis for investment and economic
  growth
• Land as a means for reduction of poverty and
  inequalities
• Better governance of land resources/renewal of
  institutions
• Potential value added of an African wide approach
  in generating resources/ capacity to tackle land
  issues
• Land policy in relation to environmental
  management and existing commitments
• Decentralized land management as a means for
  broadening and deepening of democracy
• Land policy and reform as a means of integration
  at different levels

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Main Functions of the Framework

• Providing a basis for political commitment by
  African nations, programmes of common
  action/sound land policies
• Gaining commitment of the international community
  in establishing a lasting framework for funding
  land reforms
• Developing clear guidelines and benchmarking of
  good practice for land policy, land reforms and
  land institutions.

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Main Functions of the Framework contd

• Promoting constructive treatment of land issues
  within the CAADP framework to facilitate
  agricultural transformation
• Promotion of programmes for securing urban land
  rights to support urban growth and development of
  peri-urban areas
•  Making land policies and the performance of land
  institutions subject to the African Peer Review
  Mechanism

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Road Map/Critical Steps

• A continental Consultative Workshop, 27-29 March
  2006
• An Issues/discussion paper into a background
  document
• Stakeholders
• Outcomes Elements/thematic issues Feature of a
  vision/guiding principles Action/sequential
  activities Roles of stakeholders/partners
  resource mobilisation
• Regional Assessments and Consultations
• Regional specificities, initiatives/lessons
• Challenges, knowledge, institutional/resource
  gaps, on-going initiatives
• Outcome enriched draft of framework and
  guidelines regional background documents

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Road Map/Critical Steps contd

• Land Policy Indicators
• A concept note/discussion paper to be turned into
  a supporting background document to the
  initiative
• Identify list of benchmarks and indicators for
  the framework
• Identify mechanisms for the utilisation of land
  indicators on performance of land policy
• Stakeholders
• Outcome

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Road Map/Critical Steps contd

• African Experts/Ministers Meeting
• Review/discussions by key experts and ministers
  of land related line ministries
• Outcome refined draft of framework and
  guidelines Experts report/recommendation
  adopted by ministers ministers report
• Summit of African Heads of State and Government
• Ministers report sent to policy organs of the AU
  Summit
• Permanent Representative Council (PRC)
• Executive Council of the Assembly
• Executive Council to prepare a draft Declaration
  for t review and adoption by the Assembly of AHSG

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Stakeholders

• Land users smallholder farmers, pastoralists,
  natural resource users, urban dwellers and
  investors
• National level sectoral ministries, land
  agencies and institutions, local government
• Traditional authorities and customary
  institutions
• Pan African institutions
• African Union Economic Commission for Africa
  African Development Bank
• Regional Economic Communities
• Donor Agencies
• Research and Training Institutions
• Civil Society
• Regional Networks

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Programme Structure

• Suggested principle programme components
• A facility to support agricultural development
• A facility to strengthen urban and peri-urban
  property rights
• Cross cutting facilities or programmes
• A land administration/institutions facility
• A programme of training and human resources
  development
• A research development programme
• A civil society support facility

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Operational Mechanisms

• Core management group AUC, ECA, ADB with High
  level panel of Experts on land policy
• Platform/forum for Advocacy on policy
  coordination
• Guidance and advice on implementation at
  regional/national level-align principles of
  framework
• Mobilize resources-long term funding framework
  interim arrangement
• Facilitate exchange of information
• Coordinate application of APRM to land policy,
  legislation and performance of land institutions
• Convene high-level meetings to review
  progress-link to cycle of AU/NEPAD

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Part 2 Skeleton Framework and Benchmarks
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