HLP: Land Tenure and Property Rights Framework 2013

The chief objective of the Land Tenure and Property Rights (LTPR) Framework and its corresponding tools is to improve LTPR programming and capacity building. This would be helpful for CCCM projects that have a focused HLP component as the content is highly detailed in comprehensive. The corresponding LTPR Matrixes provide a methodology for identifying constraints and opportunities for various land tenure and property rights interventions. There is a particular focus on natural resources, and how this contributes to land conflicts and options for interventions. The intended audience is those who need to understand how HLP issues affect program outcomes, how to design interventions that address these issues, and how to evaluate the impacts of these interventions to inform new programs. This framework and tools can be used during the due diligence process to help process and understand the information gained while conducting due diligence.

To understand the background of land tenure and property rights the first section of the framework provides a detailed description of overarching themes that are affected by land tenure and property rights, this information could be useful when developing long-term HLP interventions. The first matrix is a base matrix for visualizing the LTPR landscape, which contains a template for mapping out different interventions and potential constraints. It can be used with the following five provided overlays: 1) Land tenure and Property Rights, 2) Natural Resources-Water, 3) Natural Resources-Minerals, 4) Natural Resources-Trees and Forests, and 5) Women, Land, and Resources. Explanations for the matrix and how to use the overlays are provided. An explanation of the six categories of LTPR constraints is also provided. A table visually displaying the intersection of three main categories of LTPR interventions (1) institutions and governance, 2) legal and regulatory frameworks, 3) rights awareness and empowerment) with the six categories of land tenure constraints concisely explaining what each intervention could entail and how they interact with the constraints. A table showing this intersection is provided for the five overlays: 1) Land tenure and Property Rights, 2) Natural Resources-Water, 3) Natural Resources-Minerals, 4) Natural ResourcesTrees and Forests, and 5) Women, Land, and Resources. This be useful when conducting a risk assessment of LTPR interventions. Annex A explains in detail the categories of LTPR constraints and provides examples of how they serve as constraints in different country contexts.