UNDP Oslo Governance Centre

Democratic Pro Poor Land Governance

A Cross Practice Initiative (CPI) on democratic and pro poor land governance has been launched since 2006 between the Democratic Governance group [through OGC] and the Energy and Environment group [through the Drylands Development Centre DDC]. The initiative promotes and aims to build UNDP capacity related to the cross-cutting issues of mutually reinforcing democratic governance/pro-poor land policies. In forgoing years, the CPI has, among others, resulted in a UNDP-wide survey on land governance activities; a workshop on “Pro-poor land governance: exploring opportunities for concerted action” that took place in Oslo (January 2007), on land governance and emerging developoment agendas on November 24 and 25 2008 and the publication and presentation of several commissioned briefs and discussion papers. OGC services in 2008 will include program support and knowledge management and production. OGC will be able to deliver on these with extensive partnerships with BDP colleagues, regional bureaux, and regional centres, as well as other UN agencies. OGC hopes to nurture and broaden partnerships with Nordic and southern institutions outside the UN.

Objectives

• To explore the main features of a democratic and pro-poor approach to land governance
• To  identify challenges to inclusive participation and responsive institutions as well as innovative solutions which enhance accountability of land policies
• To enhance country office capacity to program for land policies in ways that promote poverty reduction, pro-poor and gender empowerment, civic engagement
• To assess possibilities for enhancing the legal empowerment of the poor.

More information can be found on our Land Governance page

 

For further information please contact:

• Noha El-Mikawy, Ph.D.
  Governance and Poverty Advisor
  Email: noha.el-mikawy@undp.org
  Tel: +47 2306 0823
  Skype: elmikawy
• Lucie Slengesol Senftova
  Research Associate
  Tel: +47 2324 4761
  Email: lucie.slengesol@undp.org