2018 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY Costs in community land delimitation: sustainability, innovation and shared responsibilities for an inclusive and effective land administration system in Mozambique José Monteiro, Emídio Oliveira, António Inguane (jmonteiro@itc-f.org) 2018 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY March, 19th – 23rd , 2018 Washington DC

iTC Objectives Register and protect community land and natural resources rights, as a contributionn for economic development iTC strenghten the capacity of rural communities so they can be actors of their own development, particularly through the sustainable use of land and natural resources

Community land delimitation: iTC methodology Community organization to manage land and natural resources

Key advantages of “Community land delimitation first” Empowerment, ownership e leadership: Registry of community lands in cadastre; Comunities leading development processesses; Community organization Land conflicts mitigation Community Consultation Participation and representation Presentation of vision and development aspiration of the community; Participatory discussion of investments plans Land management Good land use practices Resource use planning Involvment of communities in decisions

iTC Results (2006 – 2017) Land Delimitations: 1,066 Covered area: 10 milhões de hectares Land Demarcations: 850 Covered area: 51 mil hectares NRMC: 1,176 Community Agendas: 629 Total beneficiaries: 3 milhões Individual titling (pilot exercise): 5000

Costs

Cost evolution Average cost: US$ 4,500 ± 1,400 Projects analysed: 37 Delimitation covered: 297 Exchange rate: 60 Mt/US$ Average cost: US$ 4,500 ± 1,400

Cost Distribution Cost effective approaches, including synergies to deliver community land delimitation are required to improve community involvement in sustainable use management

Community Land Delimitation: Challenges at community level Community Organization Structure: Representation sna leadership assistance; Relations with other local entities; Responsibilities and duties de juri recognition and protection Community capacity Land and natural resources management Planning and negotiation; Mitigation of land conflicts; Integration of gender Register of rights Busines management Tools Community Agendas Land use plans and zonning maps Gender and diversity Territorial planning (at community level) Forest monitoring Partnership tools

Institutional challenges Land information management system Access to information: community land information management + Tecnology Quality controle during the community land registration process Capacity + infrastructures Tools and mechaisms for territorial planning at community level Rural to urban transformations Community land delimitation first Conflits mitigation and reduction + preparation for inclusive businesses

Tackling Delimitation costs Scalability Focus on land pressured regions Quality processes Synergies (resources allocation, methodological combination) Sustainability Quality control systems (technology) Planning supporting tools (geospatial) Capacity building and involvement of communities Shared responsibilities Government: quality control + enforcement + facilitation Private sector: land use planning + tenure security + inclusive business Civil Society: securing rights + capacity building of rural communities

Innovative approaches Technology development Improving quality control (reducing errors) Delivering community based land information Delivering efficient land delimitation Open data: Access information for better planning an decision-making (local and national level) Satellite images and transference of knowledge Community land information system Infrastructure and capacity to produce, deliver and manage community land information Support land-based investments through fair, inclusive and sustainable consultations

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