Land and geospatial admiistrators' professional training after war : a case study of Somalia
Kalande, William
Behind the African continentts current political crises lies the hidden war for access to and control of landed productive resources. For Somaliaas case, this warr continues and will continue even after the contending factions reach a political settlement, because such resources represent the economic future for whichever regime or regimes that emerge victorious. This war has been characterized by an amorphous evolution of the land tenure system and massive displacement of Somalis from their land. This has left the society deeply at odds over the control, management and use of the landed resources, a situation that needs to be urgently reversed and normalized. Given that force other than policy has defined legitimacy in resource access and use in Somalia, the transition from war to peace and the maintenance of peace thereafter highly depends on proper Land adjudication and administration and good governance. This can only be achieved by proper professional training of the war victims in aspects of land and spatial administration and management to technically and socially equip them to help their countrymen transit to and maintain peace. This paper seeks to highlight the current efforts, techniques used and the challenges faced in training Land and spatial administrators after war, drawing from real life experience in Northwest Somalia (Somaliland), a break away state from the greater Somalia.
Event: 5th FIG Regional Conference for Africa : Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance
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