The questionnaire module was designed jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nation (UN) habitat, and the World Bank, as custodians, with input from global land indicators initiative (GLII), GLDW, and Landesa.
... See More + It is intended to collect the essential data required for computation of sustainable development goals (SDG) 1.4.2 and 5.a.1. The tool, which aims to address all needs of both indicators, includes only the truly essential questions for these SDGs. The module may be expanded by NSOs or other agencies. An expanded module will be designed and shared in a guidebook by the World Bank. The module in this report is one version of the essential module. This assumes proxy respondents and a full parcel roster. Additional versions will be designed for individual-level data collection efforts and for other types of household surveys with proxy respondents that are not parcel based (such as consumption and expenditure, housing surveys etc.).
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The development objective of the WAEMU Affordable Housing Finance Project for Western Africa is to expand access to long-term housing finance in WAEMU, including for undeserved households.the project will have a financing component (IDA scale-up facility credit to the West African Development Bank -Boad) and a technical assistance component (regional IDA grant to WAEMU).the IDA suf credit to BOAD requires a waiver from the board.although IDA financing to Boad would not benefit from the usual sovereign guarantee, the risk of non-payment is low.the financing to BOAD will comprise two components.
... See More + First component, will provide long-term loans to banks secured against small mortgage loans. Second component, will extend funding for housing loans to non-bank financial institutions, serving the informal sector, and households with low incomes.
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The development objective of the Land Administration Project for Liberia is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Liberia land authority (LLA) and establish a land administration system.
... See More + The project comprises of four components. The first component is support to the Liberia land authority. With the passage of the LLA act by the legislature in October 2016, the LLA has the legal mandate for land administration in Liberia. Even though the LLA has been legally established, and the Transition Committee has been appointed by the President, the LLA will need support in key areas to become operational. The second component is support for inventory and analysis of tribal land certificates. Tribal land certificates refer to a legal document signed by the Tribal Authority and issued by the County Land Commissioner under the 1956 and 1973 public lands laws certifying that the local community consents to the land being sold as public land and that the land is not part of a tribal reserve and not otherwise owned or occupied. The third component is development of a land administration system. Further support and analysis to establish a land administration system is required, specifically regarding customary land rights. The fourth component is project coordination, monitoring and evaluation. This component will support operational costs required for project implementation within the framework of the LLA.
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Ratings for the Second Land Administration Project for Honduras were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was significant, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: a strategic approach with clear targets and goals is needed to support the land sector and land management along with their role in poverty reduction and socioeconomic development. Strong land institutions are needed for a strong land sector capable of supporting the socioeconomic agenda. Decentralization of land administration services needs to be adequately assessed.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3794 JUN 25, 2017
Ratings of Punjab Land Records Management and Information Systems Project for Pakistan were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned included: (i) Successful participation and communication strategies are impediment to major cultural and behavioral transformation; (ii) Technical innovation and candid analysis is fundamental to successfully develop a customized software adapted to local capacities and needs; (iii) The technical and social complexities inherent in land administration reform require a programmatic approach and design that is scalable; (iv) Political support to major transformational change depends on adequate strategies, the achievement of results and constant communication flows; and (v) Implementation in a limited geographical area provides important lessons and reduces transaction costs for country-wide replication.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3719 JUN 21, 2017
Ratings of Punjab Land Records Management and Information Systems Project for Pakistan were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned included: (i) Successful participation and communication strategies are impediment to major cultural and behavioral transformation; (ii) Technical innovation and candid analysis is fundamental to successfully develop a customized software adapted to local capacities and needs; (iii) The technical and social complexities inherent in land administration reform require a programmatic approach and design that is scalable; (iv) Political support to major transformational change depends on adequate strategies, the achievement of results and constant communication flows; and (v) Implementation in a limited geographical area provides important lessons and reduces transaction costs for country-wide replication.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3719 JUN 21, 2017
The housing deficit in Argentina is estimated to affect 6 million out of the 24 million households nationally. Macro-economic turmoil has contributed to this imbalance in two ways.
... See More + First, the continuous inflation and currency depreciation made real estate a refuge investment protecting the capital value of investors. Second, rapid inflation acts a strong deterrent to the provision of long term finance and in particular mortgages. The government overhauled the public housing assistance policy by launching a 2016-2019 integrated housing and habitat plan (plan integral de vivienda y habitat). This plan aims to stimulate the production, or to provide one million housing solutions through two programs: a neighborhood improvement program targeting informal settlements, and a credit-linked subsidy program, solucion casa propria, through which up-front subsidies are granted to first time home buyers who contract mortgages, thus leveraging the impact of public intervention with bank credit. The broad prohibition of indexation has for a long time stunted the provision of long term, finance. To successfully grow the mortgage market, banks need funding and tools to manage interest rate and liquidity risks - that is, in the absence of significant derivative markets, funding from the capital market. The eventual development of a mortgage bond market based on housing loan portfolios, will help to increase the supply of stable long term funding instruments.
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Working Paper 117110 JUN 01, 2017
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The objectives of the Additional Financing for the Second Land Administration Project for Nicaragua are: (a) to strengthen the property rights of the population in the Project area through improved regularization, titling, and registry services; and (b) to improve Nicaragua's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency.
... See More + The AF focuses on: (i) expanding the Integrated Cadastre Registry Information System (SIICAR) in Managua and Estelí; (ii) scaling-up cadastral, titling, and regularization services; (iii) strengthening municipal cadastre capacity; and (iv) supporting land administration studies and Project management, monitoring and evaluation. The AF will use the existing implementation arrangements, with the exception of two of the co-executing agencies, the National Institute for Development Information (INIDE) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), given that their activities will be completed under the original credit. To allow sufficient time to complete all AF activities, the project’s closing date will be extended by 18 months, from December 31, 2018 to June 30, 2020. The original credit’s closing date will not be extended. Disbursement estimates, components, costs, and the implementation schedule have been revised to reflect the scale-up of activities and extension of the closing date. The results framework is also updated to reflect the expanded scope of investments and additional implementation time.
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The development objective of the Improving Access to Affordable Housing Project for Mexico is to increase access to affordable housing for low-income beneficiaries.
... See More + The project comprises of three components. The first component, acquisition of housing units will enhance access to housing by assisting low-income beneficiaries to purchase their first new or existing housing unit in eligible locations through the provision of direct supports. The second component, self- production of housing units will enhance access to housing by assisting low-income beneficiaries in the design and construction of their housing units through the provision of direct support. The third component, strengthening urban management will foster the development of affordable housing through the carrying out of: (a) technical and analytical studies to assist in the formulation and revision of selected municipal urban planning instruments including, inter alia: (i) housing demand diagnostics; (ii) infrastructure requirement analysis to inform master plans for urban renovation and or densification; (iii) technical-prefeasibility studies; (iv) architecture urban design studies; and (v) financial structuring for affordable housing investments; and (b) citizen awareness campaigns and other dissemination and communication activities.
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The development objective of the Improving Access to Affordable Housing Project for Mexico is to increase access to affordable housing for low-income beneficiaries.
... See More + The project comprises of three components. The first component, acquisition of housing units will enhance access to housing by assisting low-income beneficiaries to purchase their first new or existing housing unit in eligible locations through the provision of direct supports. The second component, self- production of housing units will enhance access to housing by assisting low-income beneficiaries in the design and construction of their housing units through the provision of direct support. The third component, strengthening urban management will foster the development of affordable housing through the carrying out of: (a) technical and analytical studies to assist in the formulation and revision of selected municipal urban planning instruments including, inter alia: (i) housing demand diagnostics; (ii) infrastructure requirement analysis to inform master plans for urban renovation and or densification; (iii) technical-prefeasibility studies; (iv) architecture urban design studies; and (v) financial structuring for affordable housing investments; and (b) citizen awareness campaigns and other dissemination and communication activities.
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Economic development is concentrated in a few places. Only 1.5 percent of the world’s land is home to half of its production. Violence and economic isolation are closely linked.
... See More + Violence increases transactions costs, including through a weakening of institutions and the destruction of infrastructure, and thus the economic distance to markets. Lags in economic and social development are thus as much a consequence of violence as factors that contribute to it. The World Bank’s World Development Reports (WDR) on economic geography and conflict, security, and development provide policy frameworks for addressing development challenges in lagging and violent areas, respectively. This WDR provides a framework focused on restoring confidence and transforming institutions to deliver citizen security, justice, and jobs. Bringing these dimensions into account for policy design, and understanding the social and political stresses on lagging areas, can help improve stability and reduce disparities. This framework can provide a roadmap to bring development to lagging areas, and ensure that all lands are safe lands where people can prosper.
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Working Paper 119487 MAY 01, 2017
Baare,Anton Karel George; Damboeck,Johanna; D'Aoust,Olivia Severine; De Brular,Laura Lewis; Lozano Gracia,Nancy; Kostner,Markus; Lall,Somik V.; Roberts,Andrew JamesDisclosed
Ratings for the Real Estate Registration Project (RERP) for Tajikistan were as follows: outcomes were not applicable, risk to development outcome was not applicable, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately unsatisfactory.
... See More + In a letter of January 4, 2017 Ministry of Finance (MOF) reiterated that State Unitary Enterprise for Registration of Immovable Property (SUERIP) was not able to accept the terms and conditions of the subsidiary agreement under the project and that MOF wished to redirect the funds from RERP to another project. This was later discussed with the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Vice President in a meeting on January 17, 2017 with the First Deputy Prime Minister, and again during a meeting between the Country Manager and the Chairman of the State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy (SCLMG) on February 13, 2017. During the latter meeting, it was confirmed that the Government of Tajikistan did not wish to proceed with the project. Based on the project’s failure to become effective a cancelation notice was sent on March 17, 2017 effective January 5, 2017. The main implication of the failure of the project to become effective is that SUERIP and the citizens of Tajikistan will not benefit from the project activities to implement a land administration system and the investment the project will have provided to modernize the system.
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The development objective of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project for Kenya is to strengthen urban services and infrastructure in the Nairobi metropolitan region.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) cash compensation of all immoveable developments on the affected land, such as structures; (2) replacement of lost land by agricultural land of similar potential under similar customary tenure arrangements - cash compensation for land or non - cash compensation of land; (3) resettlement house of similar or better quality on a resettlement plot and cash compensation of the lost house per Kenyan law at full replacement value; and (4) cash compensation of standing perennial crops at replacement value and of non-perennial crops at market value.
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The development objective of the Integrated Habitat and Housing Project for Argentina are to: (i) increase access to formal housing for eligible households; and (ii) improve living conditions for households in selected precarious urban settlements.
... See More + The project consists of four components are : First component, increased access to formal housing will finance the provision of up-front subsidies to selected beneficiaries . It will support the roll-out of the first nation-wide demand-driven housing subsidy program, the Solucion Casa Propia Program (SCPP). Second component, integrated habitat improvement will finance subproject interventions in precarious urban settlements that meet basic eligibility criteria. Each subproject will aim to transform the settlements (both physically and socially) through integrated interventions to provide secure legal tenure, access to basic services, public spaces, community infrastructure, works to reduce environmental risks, including those related to climate change and social programs, such as gender specific programs. Each subproject will be designed and implemented in a participatory manner (consultations will include the GOA, civil society and private sector service providers), leveraging existing programs and services. Third component, institutional strengthening is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments in the housing, habitat and urban sectors through, inter alia, the provision of support to strengthen SVH’s capacity to implement the project, including: (a) carrying out of assessments of the existing national-level housing initiatives; (b) design and implementation of an evaluation study for SCPP; (c) provision of support for the design and implementation of the management, operational and reporting systems for federal housing programs; (d) strengthening land regularization processes, improving urban design and sustainability of basic services and improving economic, cultural and social aspects of the subprojects under Component 2; and (e) carrying out of capacity building and training activities for the national and local governments’ staff and the participating entity’s staff for subproject preparation, in line with the National Habitat Plan; Fourth component, project management will finance support for the management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Project, including, inter alia: (a) carrying out of the Project audits; (b) conducting outreach campaigns to disseminate the Project; (c) carrying out of mid-term and final impact evaluation surveys to evaluate the Project’s impact; (d) provision of technical support on procurement, safeguards and financial management requirements, including the hiring of the National Coordination Unit (UCN) staff; and (e) financing of Operating Costs.
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