Land and Poverty Conference 2016 Scaling up Responsible Land Governance March, 2016 | Washington, DC Presenting author: Uchendu Eugene Chigbu Uchendu Eugene Chigbu 1, Fahria Masum 1, Anna Schopf 1, Samuel Mabikke 2, Danilo Antonio 2, Jorge Espinoza 3 and Christian Graefen 3. 1.Chair of Land Management, Technical University of Munich, Germany. 2.Global Land Tool Network (of UN-Habitat), Nairobi, Kenya. 3.Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning: Critical Steps For Actions In Tackling Urban Poverty In Developing Countries

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME  Land tenure security as a challenge  Tenure responsive land use planning: concept and tool  Methodology: tool development process  Outcome: a guide for tenure responsive land use planning  Implications for policy and practice Presentation Outline CONTENT

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME Land tenure security as a challenge INTRODUCTION To reach goal of poverty alleviation through land management, the GLTN and its partners engaged in the process of developing Land Tools with different levels and capacities. Urbanization is a land use and land rights issue. Increasing population around cities has raised demand for security of urban land tenure. This means exploring alternative tenure security approaches as part of the effort in reducing poverty.

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning: Concept and Tool THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BASES Continuum of land rights (UN-Habitat, 2008) Land use planning Combining the promotion of continuum of land rights with land use planning operations. Tenure responsive land use planning means mainstreaming tenure security principles and considerations in land use planning so that it can result to improvements in tenure security.

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME GLTN Tool Development Process METHODOLOGY In-depth theoretical exploration of existing participatory land- use planning methodologies. Global country case studies involving 10 countries. Expert Group Meetings / Workshops.

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning: A Guide for Country Level Interventions OUTCOME From concept to operational framework

GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME Implications for Policy and Practice CONCLUSION & FURTHER STEPS Possibilities for the integration of tenure responsive land use planning into slum upgrading and other pro-poor urban development programs. Extending land use planning objectives to tenure security. Integration or inclusion of tenure responsive land use planning in the overall development plans of a city or develop country (or local) specific plans to manage tenure responsive land use planning. There will be funding implications in countries or communities where funds are set aside only for traditional land use planning. Publication of a Guide entitled, “Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning: A Guide for Country Level Interventions” by the GLTN/UN-Habitat and its accompanying Learning Package. This will arm practitioners with a hands-on Operational Guide and capacity development instrument for better contributing to tenure security in developing countries.

TENURE RESPONSIVE LAND USE PLANNING: CRITICAL STEPS FOR ACTIONS IN TACKLING URBAN POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED TO KNOW MORE? Dr Uchendu Eugene Chigbu ( | Skype: echigbu |