Overview
Secure land tenure and property rights are fundamental to accessing adequate housing, food security and livelihoods. Land tenure security is crucial for the realization of human rights, poverty reduction, economic prosperity and sustainable development leading to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda and other regional and country level policy initiatives.
What we do
We develop, disseminate and implement pro-poor and gender-responsive land tools through the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). These tools and approaches contribute to land reform, good land governance, inclusive land administration, sustainable land management, and functional land sector coordination.
GLTN is a dynamic and multisectoral alliance of international partners committed to increasing access to land and tenure security for all, with a particular focus on the poor, women and youth. The Network’s partners include international rural and urban civil society organizations, research and training institutions, bilateral and multilateral organizations, and international professional bodies.
The challenge
- 90 per cent of landholdings in developing countries are not documented, administered or protected.
- Urbanization is increasing pressure on land, with people living in cities expected to grow by 175 per cent by 2030.
- Land administration practices do not cater for the complexity of land issues with overlapping rights and claims.
- Women and the youth continue to have limited access to and control over land
- 70 per cent more agricultural land is needed to increase in food production by 2050.
Impact
The Challenge
What we do
“My children and I still lived in fear of being attacked until our land was mapped and the boundaries were established"
Widow with 14 children in the small regional town of Pader, Uganda