Abstract
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) may facilitate the implementation of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA); however, the approach can be compromised when funding for land registration is insufficient or donor projects end. This paper aims to introduce a new form of PPP to the literature on FFPLA, further extending the discourse and options available on PPPs for FFPLA. A background review finds that whilst PPPs have had long standing application in land administration, there is room to explore approaches that seek increased involvement of non-conventional land sector actors. A case study methodology is applied to analyse recent developments of FFPLA in Côte d’Ivoire that includes a partnership between the government and a consortium of private sector companies. Results describe the novelty, challenges, opportunities, and success factors for the approach, when compared to existing forms of PPPs. It is found that the innovative partnership approach may create novel avenues for financing FFPLA in developing countries and for more active forms of participation of the private sector in improved land tenure governance. The model potentially creates sustainable buy-in from private sector corporations, who whilst not conventionally closely undertaking land administration efforts, rely intrinsically on it to achieve corporate social responsibility objectives.
Highlights
Secure land rights are intrinsic to achieving the 2030 agenda and the land related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1 [1]
This paper sought to introduce a new form of private partnerships (PPPs) to the fit-for-purpose land administration (FFPLA) literature, by expanding the discourse on PPPs in land administration and focusing on their role in FFPLA initiatives, and exploring the role of non-conventional land administration sector actors
These actors, for example, global food and agricultural corporations, are typically not directly involved in land administration interventions, but, for corporate social responsibility objectives, are intrinsically reliant upon it. Closer embedding of these actors into land administration interventions were suggested as having the potential to unlock the financial capacities of those organisations, making them available for national government-led land administration initiatives, that often lack sustainable funding mechanisms
Summary
Secure land rights are intrinsic to achieving the 2030 agenda and the land related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1 [1]. The various inefficiencies present in existing land administration approaches need to be overcome in order to achieve the 2030 agenda [4]. In this vein, a marked momentum towards innovative land administration can be seen. Recording the relationships of people to land unveils complexities that are intrinsic to each local social system For those involved in the design and execution of land administration, registering land rights is a cross-cutting disciplinary challenge, from technical implications through to social dimensions. It is argued that land administration systems should seek to follow emerging global policies and guidelines, as advised in the Framework for Effective Land Administration (FELA), a guidance document which serves as a global reference for land administration policy [13]
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