1 1 Strengthening Capacities for Land Governance in Africa: NELGA Marc Nolting and Judy Kariuki World Bank Land Conference 15 th March 2016 LAND POLICY INITIATIVE

Strengthening Capacities for Land governance in Africa Overall Objective: “Strengthen Human and Institutional Capacities for realizing sustainable land policies in Africa” Partners: LPI (ECA, AU, AfDB); BMZ/GIZ; World Bank Funding by BMZ, EU

SLGA Action/Result Areas 1.Enhance training and education capacities in the field of land policy and management 2.Strengthening research/analytical capacity as well as knowledge exchange 3.Repository for Data to enhance Monitoring and Evaluation of land governance 4.Institutional and technical Strengthening in support of/amplify achievements of 1,2,3 above – Through establishment of NELGA( Network of Excellence on Land Governance)

Strengthened Capacity for Land Governance in Africa NELGA Training Research Technical Assistant Monitoring & Evaluation

Objectives &Key Outputs 1)Undertake a curricula assessment and Institutional mapping  Curricula assessment and Institutional mapping report  Guidelines for curriculum Development 2)Establish a Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa  Recommendations on NELGA Coordinating university and thematic lead universities/ research institutions (Based on the assessment undertaken)  Roadmap for establishment/actualization of NELGA  strategy, business plan and M&E framework (MEF)  NELGA and LPI secretariat staff recruited

Objectives &Key Outputs (Cntd.) …Establish NELGA  Staff trained and inducted  Work plan developed  NELGA Steering and Coordination Committee established and operational 3)Develop/Revise university curricula and programmes with NELGA  Revised BSc, MSc, PhD. Curricula as per the guidelines  Programs on land governance ( BSc, MSc and PhD.)  DAAD Scholarships ( MSc, PhD)

Objectives &Key Outputs (Cntd.) 4) Develop training programs to enhance capacity of land policymakers, practitioners  Report on capacity needs assessment  Training Programs (with modules)  Reports of training workshops 5)Promote knowledge dissemination and sharing of best practices on land governance  Communities of Practice for land experts, policymakers and practitioners operationalized  Biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa  Journal on land policy in Africa  Lectures (series) on land policy and governance

Objectives &Key Outputs (Cntd.) 6)Develop and operationalize a research program on land governance  Report of assessment of research priorities, needs and gaps on land governance with recommendations  Research Fellowship program on land policy and Governance 7)Develop capacity for monitoring and evaluating land policies in Africa  Repository for data, indicators and land information on land policy and governance  Land Governance Assessment Reports (Activities to be articulated by world Bank)

Progress made in the establishment of NELGA  Curricula assessment and mapping of institutions undertaken  Mapping of institution undertaken  Several planning consultation meetings held  MOU Signed  Governance Structure in place  DAAD Scholarship programme under discussion  100 Scholarships on land governance  Initial 20 to be offered in 2016  Eastern and Southern Africa preliminary validation of institutions undertaken  E/Africa- Ardhi, Nairobi, Bahir Dar  S/Africa- University of Western Cape/PLAAS, Namibian University of Science and Technology

Next activities (April/16)  Validation of the mapping of Institutions  NELGA Launch  High-level policy dialogue

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