Strengthening Land Tenure in Informal Settings: A Fit-For-Purpose Approach

Authors

  • Frank Pichel Cadasta Foundation
  • Madaleine Weber Cadasta Foundation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v1i2.13368

Keywords:

Land rights, Technology, Fit-for-purpose, Sustainable development, Land administration, Mapping

Abstract

A functioning land administration sector is the foundation for economic growth. Unfortunately, effective land registry and cadastral systems with national coverage exist in only a fraction of the world’s countries. Cadasta Foundation is working to overcome this challenge by developing simple digital tools and technology to help partners efficiently document, analyze, store, and share critical land and resource rights information. By creating an accessible digital record of land, property, and resource rights, Cadasta works to empower individuals, organizations, communities, governments, and businesses with the information they need to make data-driven decisions and put vulnerable communities and their needs on the map.

Author Biographies

Frank Pichel, Cadasta Foundation

Frank is the Chief Program Officer at Cadasta and is a land administration specialist with experience designing, managing, and implementing land-related projects with a technology focus around the globe. He has worked both with the private sector in implementing programs while based in West Africa, as well as designing and managing programs as part of the Land Tenure and Property Rights Office for the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Madaleine Weber, Cadasta Foundation

Madaleine leads Cadasta’s communications, media, and public relations strategy. She has worked at the intersection of open data, land rights, and sustainable development for nearly 10 years at the Open Government Partnership, World Resources Institute, and Human Rights Watch. She holds a MSc in Environment and International Development from the University of East Anglia and a BA in Geography and Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.

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Published

30-09-2018

How to Cite

Pichel, F., & Weber, M. (2018). Strengthening Land Tenure in Informal Settings: A Fit-For-Purpose Approach. African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 1(2), 16–21. https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v1i2.13368

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

Section

Land Policy and Regulatory Framework

License

The African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences (AJLP&GS) is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. Authors with free access retain the copyright of their manuscripts. All open access manuscripts are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc. in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that applicable laws and regulations do not protect these names. Even though the advice and information in this journal are true and accurate as of the date of its publication, neither the authors, the editor, nor the publisher can assume any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions.

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