1. Land administration systems are evolving from a focus on core functions of regulating land and property development, land use controls and land taxation and disputes to a focus on integrated land management systems designed to support sustainable development. Consequently, a more efficient land management system is required for natural and environmental management, food security and vulnerability monitoring, human settlements planning, transportation and communication infrastructure planning, service delivery, commerce, health, education, governance, social welfare and tourism development and management. .

2. The overall goal of the project is to consolidate and strengthen land administration and management systems for efficient and transparent service delivery. This will be achieved through reviews and enactment of appropriate land administration laws and regulations, capacity building for land sector agencies, land owners and relevant NGOs, and streamline business procedures within the land agencies. Specifically the project will:

• complete the drafting of the land and land use planning Bills and support the preparation of Legislative Instruments for the Acts Lands; Land Use and Planning; Lands Commission and the Office of the Administration of Stool Lands
• improve the land registration and titles system in terms of security and reduction of turn around time for service delivery
• improve the real property and mapping system
• undertake selected street naming and addressing
• increase revenue generation by land agencies and district assemblies
• improve capacity of land sector agencies and private sector providers

3. To maximize project outcomes, LAP 2 will focus selected project activities primarily in three regions namely, Greater Accra, Western, Ashanti regions and in the Northern region during year 3 of project implementation. Greater Accra is selected for purposes of reducing land litigation and enhancing security of investment while Western region is selected primarily due to the discovery of oil in the area and the likelihood of emergence of land disputes. Ashanti region is selected on the basis of having a fairly cohesive single traditional authority, making it an advantageous area for scaling up the development of traditional land administration systems. Northern region primarily for its poverty focus and the potential for large scale commercial agriculture. Read more...