Exploring Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning as a Tool for Climate Resilience

The session examined the role of tenure-responsive land use planning (LUP) as a critical tool for enhancing climate resilience, using a roundtable format to facilitate diverse perspectives from various stakeholders and countries. The discussion opened with an overview of the connections between cross-border LUP and climate resilience, emphasizing the need for coordinated planning to address the transboundary nature of climate challenges. A key focus was on public participation, exploring how to make local involvement substantive rather than symbolic. Panelists addressed issues such as ensuring diverse representation in the planning process, fostering effective collaboration between governments and civil society organizations, and promoting gender transformation through inclusive LUP practices. The role of public participation in the enforcement and implementation phases was also discussed. The session then shifted to the second critical factor: tenure responsiveness. Participants examined the interconnectedness of land tenure security and effective LUP, discussing how combining these approaches can bolster climate resilience. Barriers to ensuring LUP processes are tenure-sensitive were identified, including challenges in sequencing and sustainability. The session concluded with a synthesis of key findings and outlined priorities for future action, highlighting the need for integrated strategies that link secure land tenure with participatory, cross-border land use planning to achieve equitable and climate-resilient outcomes.


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