“As little as possible – as much as necessary“

This phrase perfectly summarizes the ‘Fit for Purpose Land Administration Strategy’ which was discussed on the 4th of September at a one day validation workshop on the draft country-specific strategy for Uganda by the Ministry of Land Housing and Urban Development in partnership with UN-Habitat/GLTN. Prof. Stig Enemark (Aalborg University Dept. of Development and Planning/ International Consultant) and Prof. Musinguzi Moses (Vice Chair of Surveyors registration Board/ Chair at Board of Directors of LANDNET Uganda presented on the guiding principles of this strategy and the implementation strategy respectively. 

The strategy aims to support the building of a flexible, inclusive, participatory, affordable, attainable, reliable and upgradable land administration system. It was also noted that for the system to work well, there are changes that have to be addressed in the spatial framework, legal/regulatory framework and institutional framework. Additionally, capacity development has to be strengthened, since it is essential for sustainability. The different stakeholders participated in group work and a fruitful discussion through which possible recommendations to revise the draft were identified. These recommendations will be incorporated and finally submitted to the Government of Uganda in the next weeks.