Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration
Friday, 29 May 2015, 0900-1030 hrs
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
The ‘fit-for-purpose’ approach indicates that land administration systems in less developed countries should be designed to meet the needs of people and their relationship to land. In these countries there is an urgent need to build simple systems using a flexible and affordable approach to identifying the way land is occupied and used. The system should support security of tenure for all and sustainably manage land use and natural resources.
This perspective calls for a flexible and pragmatic approach rather than requirements imposed through rigid regulations, demands for spatial accuracy and systems that may be unsustainable for less developed countries dependent on donor funding. Of course, such flexibility allows for land administration systems to be incrementally improved over time whenever necessary or relevant for societal purposes. Benefits relate to the opportunity of building appropriate land administration systems within a relatively short time and for relatively low and affordable costs.
The publication on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration includes a declaration jointly endorsed by FIG and the World Bank. These organisations have been cooperating on solutions to secure land rights for the world for a long time.
During this workshop the Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration Approach is further explained and discussed with the participants. The workshop is led by Stig Enemark and Kees de Zeeuw.
Further reading: www.fig.net/pub , FIG Publication No 60
