Unit Titles Act 2009 Review and Implementation
Project Narrative The Government of Samoa (GoS) passed the Unit Titles Act 2009. The Act facilitates the subdivision, both of freehold and public land and of leasehold (including customary land leases), into units to be owned by individual proprietors, and into common property to be owned by all the unit proprietors as tenants in common. […]
Secondary Cities Study in Sub-Saharan Africa
Project Narrative The main objective of this assignment was to draft a background study on secondary cities. This background paper will be used to draft a position paper for the CA secretariat on identified policy gaps for addressing the needs of secondary cities in Sub-Sahara Africa. Key services provided Submission of an inception report that […]
Modernization of Land Services and Institutional Strengthening
Project Narrative The project objective was to establish a modern land administration organisation that could process transactions more rapidly, in part, by streamlining processes and strategically applying technology for land administration in Lesotho. It aimed to establish a system capable of capturing complete and reliable land tenure rights throughout Lesotho, starting in the urban and […]
Sustainable Management of Land and Environment Project (SMOLE) Review
Project Narrative Sustainable Management of Land and Environment (SMOLE II) project builds on previous cooperation between the Governments of Finland and Government of Zanzibar in the field of land and environmental management. Zanzibar Integrated Land and Environmental Management Project (ZILEM) terminated in 1996 and though continuation of ZILEM activities was proposed, SMOLE started only in […]
Dubai International Financial Centre Land Registration Training
Project Narrative To provide training to the DIFC Registrar of Real Estate in order to familiarise him with the working and operations of a modern land registry organisation. This training included: An overview of the value of effective land registration systems An overview of legal framework and institutional arrangements for registration of titles An introduction […]
Review, Design and Specification of Title and Deeds Registration System (BESTAP)
Project narrative The general objective of the assignment is to help the Department of Lands to improve its efficiency and effectiveness in undertaking property registration and related transactions particularly those that take place within the registries themselves, the Department’s headquarters and Ministry’s headquarters. Therefore the goal is to have in place a vibrant property registration […]
Support to a Municipal Cadastral Service Center (CSC)
Project narrative The objective of this Project was to establish a land information system (LIS) at the Municipal Office of Dupnitsa in Bulgaria to form a core system for the operation of a new Cadastral Service Center (CSC). The LIS enabled the integration of existing data from the Cadastre and Registry and supported the office […]
Rapid Urban Assessment
Project Narrative In November 2011, the ADB launched its Urban Operations Plan (UOP) for which Prof. Roberts had a significant input. The plan focused on sustainable and integrated ways for the ADB to improve the approaches to support economic and infrastructure development, management and capacity building in Asian cities. The intent was that urban projects […]
Land Administration Project: Completion Reporting
Project narrative The World Bank launched a mission in Ghana to collect field data and conduct consultations necessary to prepare an Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) for the Ghana Land Administration Project (LAP). The objective of the consultancy was to provide technical support, through a Land Administration Expert to work with a Project Economist […]
Supporting Regularisation of Land Tenure in Informal Settlements (KISIP)
Project Narrative The Government in consultation with key stakeholders established the Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Program (KISIP). The aim of the program was to facilitate the improvement of living conditions in the informal settlements through security of tenure and municipal infrastructure development. The program created and tested a framework for systematic improvement and continued investment […]
