Ghana's land administration project (LAP) and land information systems (LIS) implementation : the issues
Karikari, Isaac Bonsu
In 2001 the Government of Ghana came out with a 20 to 25-year Land Administration Programme to provide, among other things, up-to-date land information systems (LIS) or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that are expected to support good management of land records. The Programme officially took off in October 2003 and placed this activity under Component Three of the first five-year phase of the project, dubbed Land Administration Project (LAP-1). It is critically important to design and implement new computerised LIS/GIS to meet basic land administration and land use requirements acceptable to those employed in Ghanaas Land Sector Agencies (LSAs). These must occur within requisite institutional reform proposals under the project. The adoption of the proposals may ultimately determine the success or otherwise of GIS/LIS implementation. These developments provide the context for this paper that examines some key characteristics of Ghanaas lands sector, explains why GIS/LIS are needed and suggests how they might be introduced.
Event: 5th FIG Regional Conference for Africa : Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance
Only personal, non-commercial use of this document is allowed.