The Land Policy Initiative is a joint programme of the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Its purpose is to enable the use of land to lend impetus to the process of African development.
Brussels, 14 April 2014 – The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) participated in the High-Level Conference on Property Rights on the theme “Land tenure security, the missing key to eradicating poverty”, organized by the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 9 April 2014. In the context of discussions on post-2015 development agenda, the conference was aimed at addressing the insecurity of land tenure and absence of property rights prevalent in developing countries.
Niamey, 23 April 2014 (ECA) - Niger needs to better articulate the physical planning at national level and land use planning at the local level. The country must also strengthen the political will to address land-related issues, and ensure the participation of all institutional actors (public and private) in land management. These include the Parliament, local authorities, technical services, representatives of civil society, farmers' and women’s organizations, and representatives of the traditional leaders.
Addis Ababa, 5 May 2014 (ECA) – African countries are called to endorse the African Union (AU) Guiding Principles on Large Scale Land Based Investments (LSLBI) in Africa, which recognizes the centrality of small scale producers in promoting sustainable, economically viable, and inclusive investments on land in support of agricultural transformation. Moreover, Member States need to commit political, institutional, and financial support to the Land Policy Initiative in order to facilitate implementation of the African Union Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges.
Addis Ababa, 5 May 2014 (ECA) – The Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) for the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) was held today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Steering Committee examined progress in implementing decisions of the previous Meeting, held in November 2013, and the 2013 LPI work plan including fund utilization. The Meeting commended the LPI Secretariat for the rate of programme implementation, and for the recent completion of recruitment process of staff consolidating the team’s expertise.
The three-day session will revise and finalize the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework, which was developed by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) to assist tracking progress in the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa. The M&E Framework was validated during a workshop held in October 2013. The meeting will also develop an implementation plan for the Framework to be piloted in selected African countries.