Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia

Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia

The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders....

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Main Author: Bensouda, Amie
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
LAND GOVERNANCE
LAND TENURE
LAND USE
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
FORESTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343691504860284518/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-The-Gambia-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF
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spelling okr-10986-285222021-04-23T14:04:48Z Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia Bensouda, Amie LAND GOVERNANCE LAND TENURE LAND USE PUBLIC LAND USE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FORESTS The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders. The analysis covers nine themes: land tenure recognition; rights to forest and common lands and rural land use regulations; urban land use, planning, and development; public land management; process for transfer of public land to private use; public provision of land information (land administration and information systems); land valuation and taxation; dispute resolution and review of institutional arrangements and policies. The assessment follows a scorecard approach and produces a matrix of policy priorities matrix. The LGAF process helps to establish a consensus on (i) gaps in existing evidence; (ii) areas for regulatory or institutional change, piloting of new approaches, and interventions to improve land governance on a broader scale (e.g. by strengthening land rights and improving their enforcement); and (iii) criteria to assess the effectiveness of these measures. This report presents the result for The Gambia. 2017-10-12T19:35:55Z 2017-10-12T19:35:55Z 2013-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343691504860284518/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-The-Gambia-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28522 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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LAND TENURE
LAND USE
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
FORESTS
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LAND TENURE
LAND USE
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
FORESTS
Bensouda, Amie
Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
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description The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders. The analysis covers nine themes: land tenure recognition; rights to forest and common lands and rural land use regulations; urban land use, planning, and development; public land management; process for transfer of public land to private use; public provision of land information (land administration and information systems); land valuation and taxation; dispute resolution and review of institutional arrangements and policies. The assessment follows a scorecard approach and produces a matrix of policy priorities matrix. The LGAF process helps to establish a consensus on (i) gaps in existing evidence; (ii) areas for regulatory or institutional change, piloting of new approaches, and interventions to improve land governance on a broader scale (e.g. by strengthening land rights and improving their enforcement); and (iii) criteria to assess the effectiveness of these measures. This report presents the result for The Gambia.
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author Bensouda, Amie
author_facet Bensouda, Amie
author_sort Bensouda, Amie
title Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
title_short Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
title_full Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
title_fullStr Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
title_full_unstemmed Improving Land Sector Governance in The Gambia
title_sort improving land sector governance in the gambia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343691504860284518/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-The-Gambia-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF
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