Guinea-Bissau : Land Tenure Issues and Policy Study

Guinea-Bissau : Land Tenure Issues and Policy Study

The present study reports on the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing land rights security and achieving social and economic development objectives. This report is divided into...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO WATER SOURCES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONES COMMUNAL FORESTS CONCESSION CONCESSION RIGHTS CULTIVATION ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DYNAMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EXPLOITATION FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISHERY FOREST FOREST COVER FOREST LAW FORESTRY FORESTS GRASSLANDS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTRINSIC VALUES KINSHIP LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ALLOCATION LAND LAW LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PARCEL LAND POLICY LAND RESOURCES LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND TENURE SECURITY LAND TENURE SYSTEMS LAND USE LANDS LOCAL LEVEL MARKET ECONOMIES MEDIATION MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OPERATING EXPENSES PASTURE POLICY DECISIONS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL POWER POPULATION GROWTH PORTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCERS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RIVER RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS SOIL STRUCTURAL REFORMS SURCHARGES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TIMBER TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS WETLANDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/16302634/guinea-bissau-land-tenure-issues-policy-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12465

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Summary:	The present study reports on the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing land rights security and achieving social and economic development objectives. This report is divided into two main parts. The first part summarizes the current state of development of the government s land policy, as well as the legal and traditional framework existing for land tenure security. It further presents the institutional environment and technical conditions regarding the implementation of the land law and general land regulation draft. The second part presents and analyzes the government action plan. Specific recommendations are made concerning the basic structure and main elements of a national land administration and land management program, which could comprise three components: (i) the development of a nationwide cadastral system as the core infrastructure and land administration instrument, (ii) the harmonization and integration of traditional and official right systems and institutions, and (iii) subsidiary support to land management capacities, which are crucial for the implementation of the two previous components. Several cross-cutting issues like gender, conflict management, environmental aspects and sustainable resource management are interlaced with the technical elements of land tenure development and considered throughout the report.

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