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1 ‘Land rights and access to land survey in Timor‐Leste’
Land and Poverty Conference 2017 – World Bank Bernardo Almeida | 23 March 2017 ‘Land rights and access to land survey in Timor‐Leste’ Finding evidence for land policymaking in Timor-Leste

2 Former Portuguese colony
Indonesian Occupation( ) UN Administration ( ) Independent since 2002 1.2 M inhabitants Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

3 Problematic expropriation
Failed attempts to register land No recognition of customary rights Unclear legal framework Unresolved past disputes Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

4 Land rights and access to land survey in Timor‐Leste
Legislating ‘in the dark’ Evidence-based policymaking Specially developed questionnaire 126 questions Household survey in 3 districts 1152 interviews Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

5 Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

6 Current Legal Framework
Law 1/2003 Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

7 Individual/Family Ownership
Dili Ermera Ainaro 87% 97% % Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

8 Legal Tenure (In)Security
Dili Ermera Ainaro Loose Int.  46%  84% 82%  Strict Int.  91%  99%  92% Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

9 New Draft Land Law Portuguese/Indonesian Land Titles
Long term customary tenure Special adverse possession (before 1999) Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

10 Impact of the new Land Law
DILI 28% remain unprotected Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

11 YES Is it difficult to get more land? Dili 80% Ermera 89% Ainaro 78%
Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

12 Draft Expropriation Law
Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

13 Public Purpose Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

14 Replacement house/land
Dili Ermera Ainaro 96% % % Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute

15 Conclusions Academic research and evidence‐based policies | Van Vollenhoven Institute


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