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Pro-poor land administration: Principles for recording the land rights of the underrepresented

Pro-poor land administration: Principles for recording the land rights of the underrepresented

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Date of publication
December 2013
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201500217447
Pages
595-604

The global land community has accepted that individual land titling on its own cannot deliver security of tenure in a complete or timely fashion, and that a continuum of land rights approach needs to be used. This approach needs to be accompanied by new and innovative pro-poor forms of land recordation to cater for these new forms of tenure. The proposed design draws on conventional land administration systems and the experiences of professionals, civil society and researchers regarding the land tenure systems of the poor and how they work in customary, informal, and post crisis areas. It is based on eight general design requirements, including delivery of preventive justice and co-management arrangements. The design is made up of ten interlinked elements, with an emphasis on a continuum of land recording. The design is only a first step toward a coherent robust framework. Some first experiences are reported, however, further suggested work includes: dissemination and awareness raising; further piloting; incorporation of institutional and political economy analysis; tailoring methods of implementation; and investigating approaches for funding, training, and material resources. Ultimately the pro-poor land recordation system should bring tenure security to the poor at faster rates and lower costs, and should thus enable a foothold on the lower rungs of the property ladder.

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Zevenbergen, Jaap
Augustinus, Clarissa
Antonio, Danilo
Bennett, Rohan

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