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Fit-for-purpose land administration

Land administration is a fundamental infrastructure for the sustainable economic and social development of all societies. The 'Fit for purpose' approach helps to start up initiatives for sustainable land administration worldwide.

Partnership LAND and projects

Dutch partnership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Kadaster, with expert contributions from (inter)national governments, private companies, NGOs, knowledge centres and universities.  In this programme, Kadaster organised about 30 short term projects. 

Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations inspire us to make a difference. These are 17 goals for a more sustainable world in 2030.

Geo-information for everyone

10. Reduce inequalities

Geographical information should be available to everyone. It is difficult to walk an unknown route all by yourself when you are blind. Tactile maps broaden the horizons of blind people.

Fit-for-purpose

16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

The Land in Peace project focuses on fast and efficient land administration in post-conflict areas in Colombia. Using the Fit-For-Purpose methodology.

International relations

17. Partnerships for the goals

We invest in international relations. We do so by contributing to international expert committees and federations. But also in projects, publications and educational programmes.

Knowledge and innovation

4. Quality education

Knowledge and innovation have enabled land professionals from all over the world to develop the field of land administration. 

Properly registered land

1. End poverty

In many countries, people have no certainty about their land rights. As a result, it is difficult for them to develop economically and they continue to live in poverty. A land registry helps fight poverty.

Ensure food security

2. Zero hunger

A national cadastre that is functional and sustainable. This is necessary to secure access to land and ensure food security. Especially for socially or economically disadvantaged groups.

Saint Lucia: Extending support NSDI development

Following up on the first NSDI development project in St. Lucia in 2019, concentrating on the legal and business analysis and reflected in a change implementation strategy, the World Bank has awarded the extension of this project to the consortium of Kadaster and KU Leuven. 

Rwanda: Renewed cooperation project

We have collaborated with the Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) since 2008. In August 2021, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) programme Land-at-Scale approved a funding application to continue the cooperation for the next four years. 

Nepal: Providing security during reconstruction

Many inhabitants of Nepal are still experiencing the consequences of the 2015 disastrous earthquakes. In 3 of the areas have been damaged or destroyed land administration experts from Nepal, international experts from the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and Kadaster, are working on methods to accelerate reconstruction.

Chad: Improving land registration

Create a strong, fair and inclusive legal framework. And improve land administration by reducing costs, registration time and complexity:

  • dispute resolution and conflict management
  • fair compensation for farmers who have to leave their land
  • women, widows and youth in their rights to own and access land

Armenia: Project digitizing archives

Armenia is moving towards a more transparent, secure, unified, and citizen-oriented cadastral system. A core activity of this transition, which is manifested in the 5-year reform plan of Cadastre Committee (CC), is the digitalisation of the cadastral archives in Armenia.

Albania: Quality control for property data digitisation

This project focuses on the modernisation and improvement of property rights data through technical design of standards and methodologies and by ensuring quality control of digitisation and system development results.