Opening speech
Paresi, Chris
Failure to adopt, at all levels, appropriate rural and urban land policies and land management practices remains a primary reason for inequity and poverty. Land administration is a critical element in the wider development agenda. At the same time, there is a clear and urgent gap between the vast demand for skills in this area, and the capacity to deliver at different levels. Transparency is a critical component of a functioning land administration, in particular in view of the scarcity of clear and credible information on land availability and transactions, and the poor dissemination of public information on land rights and policies. The risk of corruption and inequalities are very real in land allocation and management. The consequences to the poor often takes the form of difficult access to land assets, unawareness of land policies and legal frameworks, ignorance about land transactions and prices, misallocation of land rights, land grabbing and abuse. When in place, transparency can encourage civic engagement and stakeholderss accountability by rendering the public decision making arena more accessible.land
Event: EGM Transparency in Land Administration : A Capacity Building Agenda for Africa
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