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| − | Water management and land use planning are two inter-connected topics that have been given increased attention in the past years. From a mere technical approach to land and water use planning, development agencies have moved towards a comprehensive institutional approach to increase efficiency and effectiveness of land resource management. A widely applied approach is land use planning, which is “an iterative process based on the dialogue amongst all stakeholders aiming to define sustainable land uses in rural areas. It also implies the initiation and monitoring to realize the agreed land uses” (GTZ 1995: 5). Land use planning combines scientific data collection conducted through higher-level authorities and stakeholder dialogue with all affected actors to achieve sustainable and equitable use of land resources in developing countries.
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| | + | |Pub Title=Land use planning |
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| | + | |Pub Year=2011 |
| | + | |Pub Keywords=land governance, entitlements, land markets, land transactions |
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| − | = Background =
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| − | Focusing on rural areas in developing countries are key in meeting the targets set in three of the Millennium Development Goals (Goal 1: poverty and hunger eradication; Goal 3: gender equality and empowering women; Goal 7: environmental sustainability). Food security, adaptation to climate change, protection of biodiversity balanced with economic growth, prevention and resolution of conflicts over natural resources, and natural disaster protection will all largely depend on development concepts employed in rural areas, where the vast majority of the populations of developing countries live. Land use planning can contribute to the MDGs, as well as the aims outlined above, through a participative and democratic approach. By clearly defining property regimes, i.e. existing and new forms of ownership, land use planning enables societies in developing countries to enhance the governance of their livelihoods and to create the foundations of future economic growth. The recent surge of farmland acquisition via land grabbing in many developing countries can also be mitigated through the conceptual framework of land use planning (GIZ 2011). <br>
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| − | In international development, land use planning is a widely accepted conceptual framework used to address sustainability, social and gender equity, and economic growth measures in developing countries. GIZ endorses an approach that suits the areas and societies where land use planning mechanisms are being applied. Land use planning is an instrument to equip local populations with useful preconditions to govern their land resources more efficiently by:
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| − | - putting the focus on spatial relations (Land); <br>- referring to the interaction between the natural environment and human cultural action in its economic, social and political dimensions, the consequences of human action and the rights of different stakeholders to carry out different forms of action (Use); <br>- starting from a concept of systematic and coordinated action (Planning) (GIZ 2011: 40).
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| − | In the past decades, the approach in land use management has shifted from a purely scientifically driven, top-down planning approach of mapping land uses in rural areas to a participatory approach, where the local population is included from the very first phase of the planning and implementation processes.<br>By including central, regional and local authorities, as well as local populations on the ground, the intended land use management gains much higher acceptance in affected communities.
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| − | GIZ is committed to this participatory approach, which has shown successful results in various countries across the world. A major focus is placed on capacity development of local populations to achieve the desired results (GIZ 2011). | + | |
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| − | = Good practice example: Bolivia =
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| − | In Norte de Potosi in Bolivia, the increased risk of drought in previous years has put livelihoods and food security at risk. Climate change has led to an alteration of the rainy season; consequently, water deficits have severely impacted cropping while heavier rainfall in shorter intervals has increased soil erosion. In order to adapt to climate change impacts, rainwater harvesting and micro irrigation were identified as technical instruments able to reduce the vulnerability of local populations to climate change. Land use planning was applied at the municipal level to discuss with all affected stakeholders how and where those measures could be realized. With the support of development experts, community, municipality and beneficiaries jointly planned and implemented the measures, and now continuously evaluate them. Since implementation of the project, several impacts have been achieved:
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| − | - harvests have been improved and secured <br>- the community has strengthened its organisational capacity<br>- risk awareness to natural hazards has increased <br>- complementary irrigation has improved food security (GIZ 2011: 213-214).
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| − | = References =
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| − | Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. 2011. Land Use Planning: concept, tools and applications. Eschborn: GIZ.
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| − | Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. 1995. Landnutzungsplanung, Strategien, Instrumente, Methoden. Eschborn: GTZ.
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