Vietnam's legal and policy reform agenda : achieving the right balance
Do, Duc Doi & Trung Chinh Dao & Ian Hyde
Vietnam is committed to introducing a market orientated land administration system in accordance with the Doi Moi reform agenda. Since the early 19900s significant progress has been achieved in the development of land related legislation and policies. The challenge has been to develop legislation and policies that achieve a balance between rapid economic development, alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment. This paper describes the innovative approach taken in achieving the balance between these sometimes competing objectives, the roles that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the SIDA funded Strengthening Environmental Management and Land Administration (SEMLA) Programme have played in assisting the Government strike the balance and the benefits that are arising from this approach. It will particularly focus on the reforms undertaken to the land legislative framework in support of the socio-economic objectives of the Government of Vietnam and the community participative approach adopted to fulfil the policy objectives of land consolidation for rural land holdings and the integration of environmental considerations into the land use planning process.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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