Rights to Forest and Common Lands & Rural Land Use Regulations.The nine panels are organized around the following topics: Typically these panels are comprised of between three and eight members who are subject matter specialists on different aspects of the relevant issues. The task of assigning a rating to each of the 116 dimensions is distributed among nine technical panels. The World Bank frequently organizes a high-level policy dialogue with the government to discuss key conclusions and policy recommendations. The reports, panel documents, and agreed minutes are then synthesized in a country report that is publicly validated with results and recommendations presented to policy makers. The resulting policy recommendations are technical, rather than political, and are objective, replicable, and actionable. This report is then discussed thoroughly in daylong technical panels with knowledgeable stakeholders from the government, civil society, academia, and the private sector. Technical experts prepare background reports that bring together available data and information and suggest ratings for each of a comprehensive set of 116 land governance dimensions. The objective of the LGAF is to be constructive, rather than evaluative, and to be based on the evidence that already exists rather than on extensive new studies.
The coordinator also agrees with the ministry responsible for land matters on access to data and participation of government staff in panel meetings. The country coordinator then selects a team of technical experts for each of the framework's nine topic areas (see Framework section below). The implementation of the LGAF starts with a country coordinator adapting the framework to the country context. The process is facilitated by a country coordinator who is a locally recognized and independent land expert with a broad network within and outside government. The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is based on the key principle of a participatory process organized around a steering committee composed of local experts.
National Synthesis ReportĪ compilation of scorecards for all six states is also available for download ( XLSX). The results, documented in six state reports, and synthesized in a National Report, provide a comprehensive evidence-based assessment of land issues. In India, the exercise uniquely brought together a Technical Advisory Group comprising eminent Indian experts in the field of land governance - from government, private sector, academia, and civil society organizations as part of the process. Six Indian states, Andhra Pradesh (undivided), Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, and West Bengal, requested support from the World Bank to conduct a self-assessment using the LGAF. Meeting the Challenge with an Evidence-based, Participatory Approach If not handled well, such massive land use change may increase vulnerability and food insecurity, rent-seeking, environmental problems, social dislocation, inequality, and conflict. Increasing demands for infrastructure and industry are also putting pressure on land. Urban population is expected to increase by more than 200 million by 2030, requiring 4 - 8 million hectares of land for residential use alone. Democratic Republic of Congo - FrançaisĪs India continues to urbanize and move towards a less agricultural and more industry-based economy, land demands will continue to grow.