Strengthening Land Governance

Progetto concluso

In the past 12 months, close to 10’000 claims on land were registered with state/regional governments. This project addresses land issue from three different angles: 1) OneMap Myanmar, implemented by the University of Bern, facilitates multi-stakeholder processes based on accurate land data; 2) the Land Core Group is THE voice of Civil Society in policy making around land; and 3) the Transnational Institute builds the capacity and networks of ethnic civil society organisations for their effective participation in policy and peace processes.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Myanmar
Governance
Agricoltura e sicurezza alimentare
Impiego & sviluppo economico
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Partecipazione democratica e società civile
Terreni agricoli
Politica commerciale & sistema de mercato
01.06.2017 - 31.07.2022
CHF  10’519’676
Contesto

Land and natural resources are in high demand. Many smallholder farmers or forest dependend peoples do not have formal land titles and are therefore facing big difficulties in demonstrating their legitimate rights to land, they have been using over generations. One of the priorities of the  democratically elected government is to address these land conflicts and to redistribute land to original owners or the landless. Land and natural resources are also one of the topics to be discussed in the forthcoming peace conference.

Obiettivi

Small-scale food producers including women and men from all ethnicities have secure and equal access to land.

Gruppi target

Government officials, representatives of the ethnic-based civil society as well as the private sector are targeted for creating true multi-stakeholder processes, for trust building and constructively work on solutions for land conflicts, their prevention and for sustainable use of natural resources.
Capacity building on the responsible governance of tenure of land is for all stakeholders while civil society actors, farmers, women and ethnic-based civil society organisations are empowered to effectively participate in policy and peace processes.

Effetti a medio termine
  1. Accurate data and knowledge on land is widely available, enabling transparent multi-stakeholders dialogues and decision-making for land governance and sustainable development planning.
  2. Stakeholders in Myanmar have increased capacity and are able to effectively coordinate in promoting equitable land and natural resource rights in policy and law.
  3. Ethnic-based CSOs play a significant role in decision-making on land policy and other natural resources.
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:  

  • The quality, accuracy, and public access to key spatial datasets relevant to land governance have improved.
  • The network of non-state actors involved in land is further expanded including to the private sector.
  • Research conducted by the implementing partners is relevant of high quality and made available publicly.
  • Ethnic based CSOs have increased technical skills and knowledge to engage in advocacy and develop alternative proposals and clear strategies on land and natural resources issues.


Risultati fasi precedenti:  

OneMap Myanmar, at the beginning considered a Government-only project, was able to gain trust from most CSOs (including ethnic CSOs) and is now considered an multi-stakeholder initiative that effectively delivers geo-spacial data and a structured process as a basis for solving land conflicts (e.g. on palm oil concessions in Tanintharyi Region). The Land Core Group, requested by the Government of Myanmar, facilitated the public consultation for the Development of the National Land Use Policy (NLUP), while the Transnational Insitute worked with ethnic CSOs to make meaningful contributions to the NLUP. The NLUP is now a reasonalbe well balanced policy, but further advocacy on specific laws and regulations are needed to put the policy into practice.


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Credito Cooperazione allo sviluppo
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
ONG internazionale o straniera
Altre organizzazioni internazionali
Economia privata
Instituzione universitaria e di ricerca svizzera
  • Organizzazione per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo economico OCSE
  • Other international or foreign NGO North
  • Settore privato svizzero
  • Unversität Bern


Altri partner

Ministry of Nature and Environmental Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation,
State / Region Governments of Tanintharyi, Mon and Bago

Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori

Generating Rubber Opportunities project, Gulf of Mottama project, Paung Ku, HA in South East, Mekong Regional Land Governance project (MRLG) implemented in Myanmar by GRET, MIMU, SERVIR-Mekong, USAID, EU

Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    10’519’676 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    10’503’681
Fasi del progetto

Fase 2 01.06.2017 - 31.07.2022   (Completed)

Fase 1 01.10.2014 - 31.05.2017   (Completed)