Scheduled Activities

Implementation Status

On Schedule

Behind Schedule

If behind schedule, reasons for delay

TWG Recommendations for GDCC Consideration, if any

Establish task forces on two specific subjects: (a) development of the PBA approach for the land sector, and (b) systematic land titling in the development project areas.

The two task forces have been approved by MLMUPC but members not assigned yet. Task force on PBA is working. See under C. below.

Establish the TWG-Land Secretariat (including staffing)

TWG-Land reviewed the ToRs for the positions and thereafter Ministry of LMUPC considered and approved the ToRs.

Recruitment process delayed. However, the TWG-Land Secretariat is functioning with part-time staff assigned by MLMUPC and LMAP. (since October 2005)

Public announcement has been delayed.

Enforcement of Article 18 of the Land Law

This point falls now under JMI. See below..

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Joint Monitoring Indicator

What is the current implementation status? What are the constraints that you are experiencing, if any? What recommendations do you have, for GDCC consideration to resolve the identified constraints?

i.(4 iv c). Complete preparation of regulations to enforce State Land  Management Sub-Decree.

Prakas Nr. 42 DNS.BK on State Land Identification, Mapping and Classification issued on 10 March 2006.
Criteria for State Land Classification as an annex to Prakas Nr. 42 drafted, still under discussion in MLMUCP:
Joint Prakas on State Land Use Planning with MoI and MLMUPC planned to start drafting.

ii.  (4 iv d). Elaborate and Implement Article 18 of the Land Law.

Draft Circular on Illegal State Land Holding, Article 18 completed, now under discussion in MLMUPC. Policy issues including institutional arrangements still to be solved.

iii. (4 iv e). Adopt RGC's strategy and regulations for the indigenous people

Draft Policy for Preparation of Sub-Decree on Registration of Land of Indigenous Communities revised and under further discussion.

iv. (8 iv)  To improve the livelihoods of the rural poor, 500 eligible households are settled on social land concessions with livelihood support and at least 10,000 hectares of suitable land confirmed as available for social land concessions.

Preparatory work is done in two pilot projects, one in Kratie District, Kratie Province and one in Memot District, Kp. Cham Province. A total of around 4,500 ha is surveyed and natural resource assessment has been done. Training on land identification and selection of target land recipients has been done.
In general it is very difficult to find free land. Most of the land is already occupied by people with unclear legal status. State Land classification issues and Article 18 issues need to be solved before land distribution process can start on a larger scale. 

V (11 iii). Develop and implement a Land Management Policy and associated legal framework to improve sustainable utilization of land resources.

Amendment of Law on Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction from 1994  is in the drafting process.

vi (11 iv). Strengthen and expand the scope of land registration by:

issuing 300,000 land title certificates in 2006;

During the first quarter of 2006 94,571 land titles were distributed. This means very good progress.  

increasing the percentage of cases successfully resolved by the cadastral commission: 450 cases successfully resolved out of 800 cases handled in 2006

As of April 31 at total of 101 cases have been resolved out of 354 received. This output can be considered as normal.

Revision of cadastral service fee structure, especially for sporadic and subsequent registration, public dissemination of the new fee structure and stamp duty for subsequent registration.

Discussions on the way. Time limit June 2006 cannot be reached. There are policy and institutional issues involved which have to be resolved first.

State land mapping conducted in five districts and results placed in a publicly accessible state land data-base.

Preparation ongoing.

Action Taken

Update

i.PBA Land

TWG Land Taskforce on PBA is supported by Global Donor Platform on Rural Development to further harmonise activities in the land sector. GDPRD facilitator came twice to work with stakeholders  on PBA development.  TWG Land Donor Facilitators and TWG deputy chair went to the annual meeting of GDPRD to discuss support for PBA Land in Cambodia. As a result GDPRD is planning to support PBA Land in Cambodia for up to 2 to 3 year by providing international and national facilitators.

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