1. Progress of implementation: key lessons
Strengthened capacity for improved governance of land tenure and natural resources by local government in partnership with Non State Actors in the Central Highlands of Angola
Progress of implementation: key lessons
SUPPORT TO AND CAPITALIZATION ON THE EU LAND GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME IN AFRICA (GCP/GLO/539/EC)
THIRD CAPITALIZATION MEETING
ADDIS ABABA, November 2016

2. Main project’s features
Duration: 3 years (May 2014 – April 2017)
Budget: € (15% World Vision contribution)
Coverage: 10 municipalities in 3 Provinces
Huambo: Huambo, Caála, Ekunha, Longonjo, Bailundo, Katchiungo, Tchicala Tcholoanga
Bié: Kuito, Chinguar
Benguela: Cubal

3. Project’s components (R1) Technical Strenghtening (R2)
Legal-Administrative Strenghtening
Specific Objective
To empower national, provincial, and municipality level governments, and local NSA and communities to facilitate the recognition of tenure rights
(R4)
Diffusion of information
(R3)
Community Strenghtening

4. (R1) Technical Strenghtening (Participatory land delimitation)
Progresses and key lessons
(R1) Technical Strenghtening (Participatory land delimitation)
Progresses
After the trainings either through seminars or through fieldwork, the technicians absorbed the Participatory Land Delimitation methodology and lead the field activities.
Lessons learnt
The involvement of technicians in field activities improves them and ensures the sustainability of the process.
Assumption:The constant changes of the technicians to the other areas of the administration can destroy all the capacity created

5. (R1) Technical Strenghtening (Cadastres using STDM)
Progresses and key lessons
(R1) Technical Strenghtening (Cadastres using STDM)
Progresses
It did not begin with the handling of the cadastre of land occupation in the municipal administrations as predicted, for the 4 main reasons:
There was no Portuguese version of STDM
The coding of STDM did not work well with the diacritics used in Portuguese
 There was no clear ability to gather data in the field and push it automatically into the system without running through complicated steps that was difficult to follow for the average technician
There was difficulty in working with various coordinate systems, as urban areas and rural areas use different coordinate systems in Angola IT

6. (R1) Technical Strenghtening (Cadastres using STDM). Cont
Progresses and key lessons
(R1) Technical Strenghtening (Cadastres using STDM). Cont
Lessons learnt Action
Initiation of a collaboration with FAO to replace STDM for SOLA, so that it can respond to the problems faced by STDM
Consolidation of the application for Non Cost Extension process to the EU until November 2017.

7. Progresses and key lessons
(R2) Legal-Administrative Strenghtening
Progresses
After the issuing of the by-law officializing the steps for the formalization of the community land title, the Provincial Government of Bié issued a second instrument, relating the individual titles. And the Provincial Government of Huambo Wants to adopt the same mechanism
Lessons learnt
Institutional stability is the key

8. (R3) Community Strenghtening
Progresses and key lessons
(R3) Community Strenghtening
Progresses
8 community titles have been already approved by the Governor in the Province of Bié since the issuing of the by-law .
Lessons learnt
Existence of overlapping lands. Mechanisms for communication and consultation of government entities with communities should be strengthened in the process of private legalization of lands that are in the community domain.

9. (R4) Diffusion of information
Progress and key lessons
(R4) Diffusion of information
Progresses
Holding of the national conference on VGGT with the participation of technician of different organisms that deal with the management of land at national level
Lessons learnt
Many of VGGT principles are already included in the Angolan legal frame on land, but its implementation (practice) is contrary to the same principles

10. Future challenges EXTERNAL
Angola is facing a delicate economic situation, due to the drop in the crude prices, which is affecting negatively in the balance of payment, and is leading to end of subsides, increased local prices, and devaluation of national currency
Elections are scheduled for September 2017, which means the political activities for the electoral campaign are already in place
The drafting of the new land law without the participation of all actors
INTERNAL
Implementation of SOLA in less than a year.

11. Twapandula!
Obrigado!
Thank you!