Land Governance and Transparency

Land Transparency Initiative Roundtable

Anna Locke & Giles Henley – Agricultural Development and Policy Programme

ODI

10 December 2013

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Transformative transparency in land

• Lessons for land from existing transparency initiatives

– Extractives– International aid– Construction– Forestry– Open contracting

• Conditions for transformative transparency in land

• Possible aim and scope of a land transparency initiative

Transparency is not an objective but a means to

an end

Underlying Conditions for Transformative Transparency

• Provision of data in standardised, consolidated, openly accessible format

Transparency

• Info provides sufficient basis for analysis and monitoring

• Adequate civil society capacity and organisation for constructive advocacy

Accountability• Adequate government

and civil society capacity for follow-up and enforcement

Meaningful Change

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Process needs to be underpinned by:

• Meaningful consultation and participation to build consensus for transformative change and define the desired end

• Clear indicators of success and a monitoring system established from the start but with flexibility to adapt to gauge whether aim has been met

• A clear institutional structure set up with distinct roles and mandates at international and national levels

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Possible aim and scope of a land transparency initiative

“Improve the impact of land investments on poverty alleviation and food security in developing countries, and

increase security of tenure and transparency of land governance”

• Focus on transparency or governance?

• International vs national CSOs

• LGAF as point of reference for indicators?

• Pilot institutional structures