Land Administration and Land Use Development Program (LALUDEP) Review
Project Narrative The objective of this consultancy was to assist the World Bank Task Team and Government in the conceptualization of a national Land Administration and Land Use Development Program (LALUDEP). Key services provided LEI participated in a mission to (i) disseminate the report “Ethiopia: Options for Strengthening Land Administration”; and (ii) conceptualize the LALUDEP. […]
Land Reform Review and Design
Project Narrative The objective of the consultancy was to map the programs and activities working with land reform/land rights issues in Tanzania and identify possible activities which could further strengthen land reform efforts in Tanzania. This work built on a conference on land rights held with Hernando de Soto in Copenhagen in October 2010. Key […]
Support to Strengthening Property Rights Project
Project Narrative As the people of Timor Leste began to build an independent future, they were moving forward with two critical aspects—reducing conflict and clarifying land rights—to help restore buildings, commerce, infrastructure, and livelihoods lost in the conflict. This project was part of a five year project to clearly articulate a land policy, legal framework, […]
Systematic Land Regularisation & Land Allocation Project – Design Phase
Project Narrative This project supported the piloting of regularisation and settlement (urban) planning of informal settlements in urban and peri-urban areas, beginning in Maseru. The project assisted Community Councils to improve their records of rural land allocations. It also supported the training of Community Councils and traditional authorities on the land allocation process. These efforts […]
Design for North Eastern Local Services Improvement Program (NELSIP)
Project Narrative The project involved the repair and development of local economic infrastructure in the conflict and flood-affected northern and eastern areas of Sri Lanka. The project aimed to improve the income and livelihoods of up to 370,000 people living in some of the poorest areas of the country. AusAID’s funds were pooled with the […]
Local Economic Infrastructure Program Concept Design
Project Narrative Preparation of the Project Concept Document for Local Economic Infrastructures in the lagging regions of Sri Lanka for a new AusAID country program strategy. SPMS provided professional and technical support and advice to the AusAID team. Key services provided The Concept Report outlined a proposal for AusAID to establish a Local Economic Infrastructure […]
Review of the iQoliqoli (Fishing Ground) Compensation Policy
Project narrative The main objective of the review was to provide an in-depth assessment of the existing iQoliqoli (fishing grounds) compensation mechanism. This involved determining the relevance of the iQoliqoli compensation guideline in relation to the current development trends, considering the constraints, bottlenecks, and other ‘grey areas’, and exploring ways to ensure dealings between iQoliqoli […]
Urbanisation and Poverty Alleviation Study
Project Narrative The scope of the paper covered: The challenges of the urban century and their relationship to achieving the MDGs; Current urbanization challenges, trends and prospects in Asia-Pacific and the case for UNDP involvement in urban development; Reviewing UNDP’s existing urban work in Asia Pacific Region; Inform Regional and country office policy and program […]
Project Review and Design, Land Administration
Project Narrative The objective of this consultancy was to carry out a professional and technical review of a series of reports from the Harmonization of Land Administration System Study to produce a quality background document for the subsequent World Bank Note on the sector. Key services provided Provided detailed comments on the Analysis of Land […]
Land Reform and Rehabilitation Project
Project Narrative The development objective of the project is to improve land tenure security in Liberia by (a) recommending specific reforms to the Liberian land law; (b) putting in place policies and pilots that assist in restoring the land administration system- through (i) building national institutional capacity for land surveying, cartography and adjudication within the […]
