Working for people-centred land processes at national

level

ILC Africa Land ForumYaoundé, Cameroon7-8 November 2012

• A global alliance to promote secure and equitable access to and control over land for women and men

• Vision: Secure and equitable access to and control over land reduces poverty and contributes to identity, dignity and inclusion

• Global Secretariat hosted at IFAD (Rome)

• Regional Nodes: Manila (Asia), Kigali (Africa), Lima (Latin America)

• Focus on policy dialogue, knowledge genneration, capacity building and advocacy

International Land Coalition:A global alliance

118 members, including intergovernmental organisations, farmers’ organisations, research institutes, NGOs and CBOs

Strategic objectives

1. Influence the formulation and implementation of national land policy for the benefit of rural people;

2. Influence global and regional land-related processes and systems in favour of pro-poor land policies and governance;

3. Build the world’s leading knowledge network on land governance, contributing to substantive improvements in the monitoring, sharing, and uptake of land-related knowledge; and

4. Strengthen ILC as a vibrant, solid, and influential global actor on land-related issues.

Cornerstone of Objective 1:

National Engagement strategies:– Togo– Kenya– DRC – Malawi– Madagascar

To focus on…

Land governance-related challenges

Adequacy of the existing land governance framework

Implementation of existing land laws

Need for support to land reform beneficiaries

Interventions by ILC members and others

… A roadmap for change with roles by different actors