MATT SOMMERVILLE CHIEF OF PARTY, TGCC PROGRAM TETRA TECH MARCH 2018 COMMUNITY RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION FROM USAID EXPERIENCES IN ZAMBIA, VIETNAM, PARAGUAY, GHANA AND BURMA MATT SOMMERVILLE CHIEF OF PARTY, TGCC PROGRAM TETRA TECH MARCH 2018 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

DECEMBER 2017

PARTICIPATORY RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION Consolidation of claims of IPs to support risk assessment – Paraguay Community rights evidence of pre-existing rights and future advocacy – Myanmar Community user group resource rights for planning – Vietnam Household documentation for local administration – Zambia Customary tenancy arrangement “contracts” for cocoa rehabilitation – Ghana 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

PARTICIPATORY RIGHTS OUTCOMES Paraguay – 600+ IP claims accessible on public platform managed by IP association Myanmar – 59 villages and seven CSOs with boundaries and resources mapped Vietnam – First district-level coastal spatial plan, inclusive of multiple sectors Zambia – 16,000 household land certificates from five chiefdoms and 650+ villages Ghana – Multinational cocoa buyers integrate tenure into farm rehabilitation finance 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE WHY DOCUMENT? Formal recognition Tool for planning Tool for advocacy Tool for conflict resolution Tool for decision-making What’s the legal framework? At what scale? WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE 20 MARCH 2018

GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT Supportive and engaged Supportive, but lacking methods / experience Ambivalent, but willing Ambivalent, but resistant Against 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE PRINCIPLES Documenting, not changing custom Creating space for inclusiveness Paper and digital Locally administered Transparent Low cost Consistent with gov’t standards (where possible) Interventions with a legislative or scaling goal 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

APROACHES & KEY CONSIDERATION Consolidation of existing information Comparability Community boundaries Dispute resolution Resource rights Overlapping rights on land Household rights Data management 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE

LESSONS: VALUE OF A TENURE ASSESSMENT Ghana example, identified the role of “abunu” arrangements Vietnam example, identified areas of ambiguity in contract terms Zambia example, identified changing matrilineal practices 20 MARCH 2018

LESSONS: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Digital Paper Training & Capacities Locally-led processes with international backstopping 20 MARCH 2018

LESSONS: INFORMATION STORAGE Locally Nationally Globally 20 MARCH 2018

LESSONS: USE OF MAPS Spatial awareness / advocacy Local administration Productivity / eligibility for financing Safeguards Land-use planning Incorporation into national land information systems 20 MARCH 2018

RESOURCES – LandLinks.org USAID TGCC Program Final Report Lessons Learned in Paraguay on a Platform for Reviewing Indigenous Claims to Land and Forests Lessons Learned from Burma Community-based Activities Improving Tenure Security to Support Sustainable Cocoa – Final Report & Lessons Learned Our Coast – Our Future: Examination of Lessons Learned in Vietnam 20 MARCH 2018

Matt Sommerville Matt.Sommerville@tetratech.com 20 MARCH 2018 WORLD BANK LAND AND POVERTY CONFERENCE