The Summit of the Americas and Property Registration A Background Brief Prepared for the Special Commission on Inter- American Summits Management Prepared by Jolyne Sanjak, USDA/USAID 2/18/2000

The Summit of the Americas In April of 1998, the Heads of Governments of 34 States of the Americas met and agreed on an Action Plan to strengthen markets and deepen democracy through 2nd generation reforms... Poverty Alleviation... Property Registration

Why Property Registration? The lack of formalized property rights and limited access to property are barriers for the poor to economic opportunity, governance and sociopolitical participation

Overcoming Property-Related Barriers Formalization Enhanced access to land

Property Information Systems refers to the laws defining land tenure options including the assignment of rights through contracts; forms of ownership of moveable property and of enterprise; the institutions that record (both physical and legal attributes), authenticate and enforce such rights; and, all the complementary laws which affect the ability of one to exercise transactions with property rights.

The Summit Agreement on Property Registration 34 Presidents agreed to: Streamline and decentralize  adopting transparent, simplified procedures  disseminating information  utilizing, whenever feasible, state-of-the-art technologies  incorporating alternative dispute resolution mechanisms  avoiding overlapping administrative fees

The Summit of the Americas The Governments will recommend that multilateral and bilateral cooperation institutions, especially the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, strengthen their financial and technical assistance programs  information exchange regarding experiences  simplified property registration procedures  assure access for the poor to those systems.

Land Administration Projects: Management and Procurement Workshop Frederic de Dinechin, World Bank Land regularization & land services Unsecured and inefficient land tenure and land services Modern, secure and sustainable land tenure & services Compilation of existing land info. Geodesy/mapping Social communication & assistance Field-level data acquisition Conflict resolution Adjudication/Titling LIS+MISLIS+MIS Conversion of paper to digital QualitycontrolQualitycontrol I S n t s r t e i n t g u t t h i e o n n i a n l g

The Summit of the Americas The Governments will implement measures…to protect rights accorded to indigenous populations  information programs... greater awareness

Inter-Summit Property Systems Initiative

IPSI’s Approach: 4Catalyst to a demand-driven approach 4Mechanism for coordination 4Sponsor of Complementary Activities e.g. Research and Evaluation

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Document Database USAID Documents:  Inter-Summit Property Systems Initiative (IPSI) Inter-Summit Property Systems Initiative (IPSI) Event Documentation:  Property Registration Systems Conference, Antigua, Guatemala, October 20-22, 1999 Property Registration Systems Conference, Antigua, Guatemala, October 20-22, 1999 Documents Available at Other Websites:  World Bank Land Administration Management and Procurement Workshop Final Report World Bank Land Administration Management and Procurement Workshop Final Report Special Interest Documents:

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The bases for creating complete and modern property information systems are known. Missing is a synchronization of the demand for appropriate institutional change and a drive to achieve it. The Santiago Summit of the Americas Action Plan expresses a political will to reform property registration institutions; it sets forth the core characteristics to be incorporated in such reforms; it has given renewed motivation to move forward with implementation of the many ongoing efforts in this area; its implementation requires coordination and consensus among governments, donors and civil society. Final Thoughts: