Swedish development cooperation

Swedish Government, Sida and Lantmäteriet

Peter Wasström, Head of International Services Department, Lantmäteriet

World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 25th of April 2015

Introduction

• Government of Sweden– Decides about the Swedish aid policy.

• Sida - Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency– Is a government agency who works according to directives of

the Swedish Parliament and Government to reduce poverty in.

• Lantmäteriet - The Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority– Contributes to the sustainable development, both nationally and

internationally, to the society and its economic development by creating the conditions for building and developing real property and infrastructure, buying, owning and selling real property and also according to searching for, locating and using geographic and real property information.

Governing principles

All Swedish development cooperation is governed by:

1. The Swedish parliament decided about a Policy for Global Development (PGD). This describes how different policy areas should work together for a positive global development.

2. The government's aid policy framework highlights the overall objective to create prerequisites for better living conditions for people living in poverty and under oppression, with a clear perspective that people themselves are agents of change who can influence their own development. Six sub-goals are defined, each being equally important to achieve the overall goal.

3. Three thematic priorities will permeate the direction of Swedish development cooperation and all interventions should relate to them. Those are democracy and human rights, environment and climate, and gender equality and women's role in development.

How cooperation is conducted with individual countries and in different areas of work is described in the "result-strategies”.

Aid policy framework – the direction of Swedish aid (Government Communication 2013/14:131)

• The Government’s aid policy framework brings together the overarching direction and priorities of the Government’s aid policy. The framework consolidates agreed policy developed in the arena of aid and sets out in concrete terms the direction of aid laid down in Sweden’s Policy for Global Development (PGD).

• The Government’s three thematic priorities are crucial to Swedish aid policy. These are:1. democracy and human rights2. environment and climate3. gender equality and the role of women in development

Six sub-objectives for aid

All of which work together and contribute towards the overarching objective. The six sub-objectives are: 1. Strengthened democracy and gender equality, greater respect

for human rights and freedom from oppression. 2. Better opportunities for people living in poverty to contribute to

and benefit from economic growth and obtain a good education. 3. A better environment, limited climate impact and greater

resilience to environmental impact, climate change and natural disasters.

4. Improved basic health. 5. Safeguarding human security and freedom from violence 6. Saving lives, alleviating suffering and maintaining human

dignity.

The role of aid in a changing world

• Sweden’s international aid work began more than 50 years ago. Since then the world has changed rapidly.

• Poverty has fallen faster than ever before, while the global population has increased.

• The global economy, in which boundaries are increasingly being erased, has created prosperity, yet brought with it new challenges.

• New, massive challenges have emerged in the arena of the environment and climate.

• The same period has seen democracy and human rights become increasingly accepted as values across the globe.

• These changes in the world create new challenges and prerequisites for development.

Different kinds of aid

Roughly divided, there are two types of aid: 1. Humanitarian aid.2. Long-term development cooperation.In turn, the long-term development cooperation is pursued in two forms, bilaterally and multilaterally.

• A few countries receive budget support, i.e. support paid directly into the partner country 's national budget. 

• Carry out enhanced development cooperation with a total of 33 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

The perspectives of poor and fair perspective permeates all the work. Sweden will contribute to equitable and sustainable global development.

The goal of Swedish development cooperation is to create opportunities for poor people to improve their lives. Three areas have special priority for equitable and sustainable development:1. Democracy and Human Rights2. Gender equality and women's role in development3. Climate and environment

Sweden's Policy for Global Development

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The aid policy platform

Why International Services at Lantmäteriet

• Real estate and maps are important institutions for a sustainable social and economic development.

• The area includes:– Basic legislation on land and property, rights and

obligations, processes to adapt to changes in real estate, information required to guide the development, to maintain the rights and for the land markets partners.

– Includes questions about land use, occupancy rights and value of the land.

– Basic and customized geographic information (geodesy, topography, registry maps).

… more about why International Services

• By being active Lantmäteriet helps the sister organisations in the beneficiary countries to contribute their development (support their profession).

• The Government and Parliament wants Lantmäteriet to be active, which is said in the:– Inquiry of International Services in Sweden.– In the Global development policy.– Agency collaboration within funding from Sida.– Regulated in Lantmäteriet’s instruction and

appropriation.• In Lantmäteriet’s own interest:

– Development, experience, personnel, etc.

• Cooperate with authorities and organizations in other countries on issues that are important for Lantmäteriet.

• Contributes to Sweden's Policy for Global Development and implementation of policies by supporting and, above all, strengthening sister organisations in other countries regarding:

- Proper conduct management of immovable property.- Transparent and efficient public administration.- Increased services and influence of the citizens.- Developed technological infrastructure.

Lantmäteriet from an international perspective

The Swedish Parliament

Government and ministries

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information

TechnologyMehmet Kaplan

Ministry for Foreign AffairsPolicy for global development

Minister for International Development Cooperation

Isabella Lövin

Lantmäteriet

International procurementsWorld bank, Development banks, EU,UNDP, etc.

Projects in different countries

Support and institutional cooperation to sister organisations

Projects in different countriesTendered contracts

Framework agreement

International Services and Development Aid

Demands andspecific for authorities

Within the aid policies

EU-Twinning/TAIEX

Countries where Lantmäteriet are or have been active in

Lantmäteriet’s capacity (Staff involved in completed assignments abroad from 2008-2014)

Employees placed abroad 2014:• Albania (one)• Azerbaijan (one)• Bosnia and Herzegovina (two)• Namibia (one)

A new mentoring program at Lantmäteriet began in the fall of 2014, consisting of nine novices who all have an own mentor.

Period GenderNumber of persons

Number of hours

   2008-01-01--10-31 Women 36 5 362,0  Men 124 16 478,0  Total 160 21 840,0   2009-01-01--09-30 Women 40 8 293,0  Men 84 14 832,0  Total 124 23 125,0   2010-01-01--09-30 Women 37 8 585,3  Men 97 13 864,9  Total 134 22 450,2   2011-01-01--10-31 Women 44 6 335,0  Men 98 15 012,0  Total 142 21 347,0   2012-01-01--10-31 Women 34 6 716,0  Men 85 18 109,0  Total 119 24 825,0   2013-01-01--10-31 Women 34 6 318,6  Men 67 15 111,0  Total 101 21 429,6   2014-01-01--10-31 Women 34 6 223,2  Men 59 10 772,5  Total 93 16 995,7   Sum Women 41 610  Men 93 407  Total   135 017

Current project countries (2014)

Country Partner Start End Budget (SEK)Belarus NGO Land Reform June 2010 Maj 2014 12 390 000Azerbaijan SCLC (EU-funded) October 2012 Maj 2014 8 164 753Albania IPRO January 2013 December

20144 848 600

Bosnia and Herzegovina FGA and RSGA February 2013 December 2015

25 954 480

Western Balkan Pilot study October 2013 June 2014 1 032 000Western Balkan IMPULS June 2014 December

201838 895 245

Tanzania Pilot study March 2014 May 2014 658 896Georgia Pilot study June 2014 October 2014 713 470In part by the National Land Survey funded projects:Botswana Ministry of Lands and

HousingJanuary 2014 December

2016 9 551 000

Namibia Ministry of Lands and Resettlement

January 2014 December 2014

 700 000

Vietnam General Department of Land administration

January 2014 December 2014

600 000

Cooperation with the Swedish Tax Agency (funded by Sida)Kosovo Swedish Tax Agency November 2013 April 2014 770 000Kosovo Swedish Tax Agency May 2014 December

20175 151 000

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• Often weak institutions

• Poorly motivated staff

• Corruption

• Land grabbing

• Shifts in the timing

• Long lead time from input to results

What challenges do we face

1. Legal, enrolment and registration

2. Property valuation (for compensation or tax assessments)

3. Land use planning, Planning and Real Property

4. Geodesy, Photogrammetry and map production (aerial and orthophoto, 3D)

5. Archiving / storage of physical paper, digital archives, and everything in between

6. Information Coordination (NSDI, e-governance, data sharing, etc.)

7. IT applications / systems (data access, GIS, web, storage, etc.)

8. IT infrastructure & operations (network, communication, security, etc.)

9. Organisation, HR and Business Development

Lantmäteriet’s expertise

Capacity development within areas, such as:

And this is the end …

Contact

E-mail: peter.wasstrom@lm.se