Land administration in post conflict Cambodia
Torhonen, Mika-Petteri & David Palmer
Paper presented at the Symposium on Land Administration in Post Conflict Areas, held at Geneva, 29-30 April 2004 (LAPCA, Geneva).
This paper starts by identifying the importance of developing appropriate land administration responses if countries emerging from violent conflict situations are to make progress in increasing food security, reducing poverty and improving rural conditions. The paper then explores the case of Cambodia, a country and society that is recovering from a conflict of the most serious kind. The case is a cautious success story which shows that a lot can be done if there is a unified aim and will. The lesson applies both to the donors and to the country in conflict. The post conflict situation can also provide a momentum for change. This paper draws the following conclusions: systematic first registration can be feasible; a post-conflict situation is likely to boost both the community participation and donor interests; and a unified donor community can be an important catalyst for policy promotion, but that the process is slow and that sustainable results can only be gained over a long term.
Event: Symposium on Land Administration in Post Conflict Areas
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