Project profile — Land Administration Project - Phase II

• Ghana (100.00%)

• Agricultural policy and administrative management:
Agricultural policy and administrative management (31110) (10.00%)
Agricultural land resources (31130) (90.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project aims to enhance economic and social growth and reduce poverty by improving access to land and increasing the security of land tenure in Ghana. It is a long-term, multi-phase development intervention designed to consolidate and strengthen Ghana’s land administration and management systems including in rural areas. The effective administration and management of Ghana’s natural resources, particularly of land, is fundamental to achieving food security, or access to safe, sufficient and nutritious food for Ghanaians. It is also of critical importance to Ghana’s overall economic growth and development.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: consolidation and strengthening of Ghana’s rural and urban land administration and management systems for efficient and transparent service delivery including the three northern régions.

Results achieved as of the end of the Project (March 2016) include: (1) over 61,629 land titles and deeds registered; (2) 30,811 land rights registered at the Customary Land Secretariats; (3) 1,903 stakeholders, made up of judges, surveyors, chiefs, and civil society organizations, received training and capacity building in various aspects of land administration and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; (4) the Government of Ghana has made publicly available information on standard statutory fees, land values and charges (5) the Land Use Planning Bill has been approved by Cabinet for consideration by Parliament; (6) three High Courts have been refurbished and provided with equipment and logistics to facilitate their automation process; (7) 50 Customary Land Secretariats were established and provided with logistics, equipment, and training in record and store management, client services and land administration; (8) the adoption of computerised processes by the Lands Commission and the Town and Country Planning Department, including scanning and digitalizing land documents to facilitate smooth land transactions; (9) seven regional Client Service Access Units have been refurbished and are using re-engineered business process; (10) one customary boundary demarcation process has commenced in the Bongo traditional area in the Upper East region. These results have contributed to improved public awareness and engagements in the Ghana land administration and management processes, facilitated the speedy resolution of some land cases and litigations, and significantly reduced turn-around time for registering land transactions. Foundations for improving investor confidence in the land administration system have also been established.

• Proactive disclosure