The current solutions to delivering land administration services have very limited global outreach; 75 percent of the world's population do not have access to formal systems to register and safeguard their land rights. The majority of these are the poor and the most vulnerable in society and without any level of security of tenure they constantly live in threat of eviction.
This report synthesizes and discusses the findings of a series of self-assessments of the land governance1 situation in Brazil conducted entirely by knowledgeable Brazilians using a standardized indicator-based diagnostic assessment instrument. The findings, therefore, represent the perception of local experts based on their collective experience and available data. The primary audience of this report comprises federal and state officials directly involved in land governance within the assessed states and in the other states.
Extended abstract. Habitat for Humanity Brazil (HFH) and The Center Dom Helder Camara CENDHEC are partner implementers of the Empowering Women and Vulnerable Groups to Exercise their Rights for Inclusion and Secure Land Tenure and Property Project. In Brazil around 40% of families living in urban areas do not legally possess a property or any legal document(s) to confirm possession of the land on which they live.
Full paper presented at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank - Washington DC, April 23-26, 2012. Prepared based on the Land Regularization experiences of Habitat for Humanity Brazil and Centro Dom Helder C¢mara de Estudos e Ação Social Cendhec, in Recife, Brazil. KEYWORDS: Access to Justice, Women and Economically Vulnerable Groups, Land Governance, Land Tenure, Special Collective Usucapion
Paper prepared for presentation at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank Washington DC, April 23-36, 2012. With the 2009 Constitution (CPEB), Bolivia has recently adopted a new regulatory framework that recognizes individual and collective property entitlements, secures land access for women, promotes citizen voice in public policy, and encourages accessible mechanisms for land use, planning, and registry.
Presentation of the Paper prepared for presentation at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank Washington DC, April 23-36, 2012
Presentation of the Paper prepared for presentation at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank - Washington DC, April 23-26, 2012. A study developed by HFH Brazil and Cendhec implementing partners of the Empowering Women and Vulnerable Groups to Exercise their Rights for Inclusion and Secure Land Tenure and Property, in Brazil; project funded by UKAID.
As the world is urbanizing, many cities are grappling with a population that is growing rapidly, thereby increasing demand for land and housing. This pressure on land and housing markets often is exacerbated by inappropriate or inadequate policies. The result is a supply of well-located land and housing that falls well short of demand and the proliferation of poorly serviced informal settlements, many of which are located far from jobs, city services and amenities.
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