Land policy in Africa : Southern Africa regional assessment

Abstract

This report is a component of the fourth step in the implementation of a road map that began with the Continental Consultative Workshop in March 2006 and will culminate in the adoption of a final Declaration on land by the African Assembly of Heads of State and Government. It provides a comparative perspective on issues within the SADC1 region, while drawing out regional specificities in relation to the continent more generally. The report draws on the background document of the AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative, Land Policy in Africa: A Framework to Strengthen Land Rights, Enhance Productivity and Secure Livelihoods , and also uses a wide variety of sources, mostly accessed via the Internet.