Swedish development cooperation Swedish Government, Sida and Lantmäteriet Peter Wasström, Head of International Services Department, Lantmäteriet World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 25 th of April 2015

Introduction Government of Sweden – Decides about the Swedish aid policy. Sida - Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency – Is a government agency who works according to directives of the Swedish Parliament and Government to reduce poverty in. Lantmäteriet - The Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority – Contributes to the sustainable development, both nationally and internationally, to the society and its economic development by creating the conditions for building and developing real property and infrastructure, buying, owning and selling real property and also according to searching for, locating and using geographic and real property information.

Governing principles All Swedish development cooperation is governed by: 1.The Swedish parliament decided about a Policy for Global Development (PGD). This describes how different policy areas should work together for a positive global development. 2.The government's aid policy framework highlights the overall objective to create prerequisites for better living conditions for people living in poverty and under oppression, with a clear perspective that people themselves are agents of change who can influence their own development. Six sub-goals are defined, each being equally important to achieve the overall goal. 3.Three thematic priorities will permeate the direction of Swedish development cooperation and all interventions should relate to them. Those are democracy and human rights, environment and climate, and gender equality and women's role in development. How cooperation is conducted with individual countries and in different areas of work is described in the "result-strategies”.

Aid policy framework – the direction of Swedish aid (Government Communication 2013/14:131) The Government’s aid policy framework brings together the overarching direction and priorities of the Government’s aid policy. The framework consolidates agreed policy developed in the arena of aid and sets out in concrete terms the direction of aid laid down in Sweden’s Policy for Global Development (PGD). The Government’s three thematic priorities are crucial to Swedish aid policy. These are: 1.democracy and human rights 2.environment and climate 3.gender equality and the role of women in development

Six sub-objectives for aid All of which work together and contribute towards the overarching objective. The six sub-objectives are: 1.Strengthened democracy and gender equality, greater respect for human rights and freedom from oppression. 2.Better opportunities for people living in poverty to contribute to and benefit from economic growth and obtain a good education. 3.A better environment, limited climate impact and greater resilience to environmental impact, climate change and natural disasters. 4.Improved basic health. 5.Safeguarding human security and freedom from violence 6.Saving lives, alleviating suffering and maintaining human dignity.

The role of aid in a changing world Sweden’s international aid work began more than 50 years ago. Since then the world has changed rapidly. Poverty has fallen faster than ever before, while the global population has increased. The global economy, in which boundaries are increasingly being erased, has created prosperity, yet brought with it new challenges. New, massive challenges have emerged in the arena of the environment and climate. The same period has seen democracy and human rights become increasingly accepted as values across the globe. These changes in the world create new challenges and prerequisites for development.

Different kinds of aid Roughly divided, there are two types of aid: 1.Humanitarian aid. 2.Long-term development cooperation. In turn, the long-term development cooperation is pursued in two forms, bilaterally and multilaterally. A few countries receive budget support, i.e. support paid directly into the partner country 's national budget. Carry out enhanced development cooperation with a total of 33 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

The perspectives of poor and fair perspective permeates all the work. Sweden will contribute to equitable and sustainable global development. The goal of Swedish development cooperation is to create opportunities for poor people to improve their lives. Three areas have special priority for equitable and sustainable development: 1. Democracy and Human Rights 2. Gender equality and women's role in development 3. Climate and environment Sweden's Policy for Global Development

12 The aid policy platform

Why International Services at Lantmäteriet Real estate and maps are important institutions for a sustainable social and economic development. The area includes: – Basic legislation on land and property, rights and obligations, processes to adapt to changes in real estate, information required to guide the development, to maintain the rights and for the land markets partners. – Includes questions about land use, occupancy rights and value of the land. – Basic and customized geographic information (geodesy, topography, registry maps).

… more about why International Services By being active Lantmäteriet helps the sister organisations in the beneficiary countries to contribute their development (support their profession). The Government and Parliament wants Lantmäteriet to be active, which is said in the: – Inquiry of International Services in Sweden. – In the Global development policy. – Agency collaboration within funding from Sida. – Regulated in Lantmäteriet’s instruction and appropriation. In Lantmäteriet’s own interest: – Development, experience, personnel, etc.

Cooperate with authorities and organizations in other countries on issues that are important for Lantmäteriet. Contributes to Sweden's Policy for Global Development and implementation of policies by supporting and, above all, strengthening sister organisations in other countries regarding: -Proper conduct management of immovable property. -Transparent and efficient public administration. -Increased services and influence of the citizens. -Developed technological infrastructure. Lantmäteriet from an international perspective

The Swedish Parliament Government and ministries Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information Technology Mehmet Kaplan Ministry for Foreign Affairs Policy for global development Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin Lantmäteriet International procurements World bank, Development banks, EU, UNDP, etc. Projects in different countries Support and institutional cooperation to sister organisations Projects in different countries Tendered contracts Framework agreement International Services and Development Aid Demands and specific for authorities Within the aid policies EU-Twinning/TAIEX

Countries where Lantmäteriet are or have been active in

Lantmäteriet’s capacity (Staff involved in completed assignments abroad from ) Employees placed abroad 2014: Albania (one) Azerbaijan (one) Bosnia and Herzegovina (two) Namibia (one) A new mentoring program at Lantmäteriet began in the fall of 2014, consisting of nine novices who all have an own mentor. PeriodGender Number of persons Number of hours Women ,0 Men ,0 Total , Women ,0 Men ,0 Total , Women ,3 Men ,9 Total , Women ,0 Men ,0 Total , Women ,0 Men ,0 Total , Women ,6 Men ,0 Total , Women ,2 Men ,5 Total ,7 SumWomen Men Total

Current project countries (2014) CountryPartnerStartEndBudget (SEK) BelarusNGO Land ReformJune 2010Maj AzerbaijanSCLC (EU-funded)October 2012Maj AlbaniaIPROJanuary 2013December Bosnia and HerzegovinaFGA and RSGAFebruary 2013December Western BalkanPilot studyOctober 2013June Western BalkanIMPULSJune 2014December TanzaniaPilot studyMarch 2014May GeorgiaPilot studyJune 2014October In part by the National Land Survey funded projects: BotswanaMinistry of Lands and Housing January 2014December NamibiaMinistry of Lands and Resettlement January 2014December VietnamGeneral Department of Land administration January 2014December Cooperation with the Swedish Tax Agency (funded by Sida) KosovoSwedish Tax AgencyNovember 2013April KosovoSwedish Tax AgencyMay 2014December

20 Often weak institutions Poorly motivated staff Corruption Land grabbing Shifts in the timing Long lead time from input to results What challenges do we face

1.Legal, enrolment and registration 2.Property valuation (for compensation or tax assessments) 3.Land use planning, Planning and Real Property 4.Geodesy, Photogrammetry and map production (aerial and orthophoto, 3D) 5.Archiving / storage of physical paper, digital archives, and everything in between 6.Information Coordination (NSDI, e-governance, data sharing, etc.) 7.IT applications / systems (data access, GIS, web, storage, etc.) 8.IT infrastructure & operations (network, communication, security, etc.) 9.Organisation, HR and Business Development Lantmäteriet’s expertise Capacity development within areas, such as:

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