TS04F: LEGAL, POLICY AND REFORM ISSUES IN LAND ADMINISTRATION [10558]

Commission: 7
Chair: Dr. Jaap Zevenbergen, Netherlands
Rapporteur: Ms. Magdalena Grus, Netherlands


A look at contemporary legal, policy and reforms, in land administration, and how they have been implemented and have impacted.

Guiding Questions for Discussions:

• Which countries are in the midst of land reform?
• How are minority groups, youth, and the private sector being involved?
• Are there successes?
• What about failures?

Elena Busch (Norway) and Maria Ovdii (Moldova):
Norwegian Support to Geospatial Sector in the Republic of Moldova: Sixteen Years of Capacity Development (11914)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Teimuraz Gabriadze and Elene Grigolia (Georgia):
Land Registration Reform in Georgia – Innovative Solutions and Approaches (12027)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Eric Yeboah, James Dadson, Jones Ofori-Boadu and Benjamin Arthur (Ghana):
Reforming Land Administration Through Market-Oriented Interventions- Mapping out Emerging Lessons from Ghana’s Journey Towards Private Sector Participation (11995)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Hellen Ndungu, John Gitau (Kenya), Lunalyn Cagan (Philippines) and Danilo Antonio (Kenya):
Land Tenure Security Innovations in the Philippines – the Case of ‘Good Enough Land Governance’ in Muntinlupa City (12036)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]