Review of the Urban Legal Cadastre of the Government of Ethiopia : Issues and Policy Recommendations Report (English)

Land Equity International (LEI) has been contracted by the World Bank to provide consultancy services in support of the review of the legal cadastre in the urban sector in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is urbanizing at a rate of 5.4 percent per annum, and the recently...  See More + Land Equity International (LEI) has been contracted by the World Bank to provide consultancy services in support of the review of the legal cadastre in the urban sector in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is urbanizing at a rate of 5.4 percent per annum, and the recently completed Ethiopia Urbanization Review (Government of Ethiopia (GoE), World Bank and Cities Alliance, 2015) found that with cities failing to meet the demands of residential growth, there is a clear demand for a robust institutional framework to support sustainable land management, alongside housing delivery, urban governance and municipal finance. This project has the core aims to: a) evaluate the legal cadastre pilot projects underway in Ethiopia, and b) help prepare a plan for nationwide roll-out. This Issues and Policy Recommendations Report is provided in two parts. First, the key issues and findings are drawn from the detailed diagnosis assessment, including an evaluation of past attempts to build cadastral and land information systems in Ethiopia, a legal and institutional framework review, and an analysis of the physical design and ICT aspects of pilot projects completed and underway. Second, a series of policy recommendations are made.  See Less -