Chad: towards inclusive land governance

Land and natural resources are equitably governed with secure land rights and tenure for all, particularly the vulnerable groups, to contribute to food and nutritional security, social cohesion, sustainable livelihood, ecosystem, and socio-economic development in Chad.

Specific objectives

1. Raising awareness on legal and regulatory framework, increasing understanding of land tenure social systems, and roles of actors in land governance. Sensitizing local institutions and actors on the relevance of inclusive land governance, with respect of tenure rights of women, youth, and vulnerable groups in both statutory and customary systems (two field-testing areas and national).

2. Gender and conflict sensitive institutional and technical capacity building of key players in land governance and land administration at local level (two field-testing areas).

3. Developing and testing locally adapted socio-technical innovative methods towards securing land rights and land conflict management. Obtaining legal recognition and formalization of land rights (two pilot areas)

4. Informing land reform process, and improving regulatory framework thanks to capitalization, monitoring and animation of policy debate on the results of the field-testing (national level). 
    

• Relevant actors and stakeholders are aware of the legal and regulatory framework and forthcoming land rights and responsibilities. With particular attention for the (inclusive) rights of women and youth.
• Local land governance institutions are capacitated to effectively execute their roles and responsibilities for inclusive land tenure.
• Innovative approaches and tools for land tenure security and conflict resolution are developed and tested. Land rights in the intervention zone are registered in a participatory and innovative manner. 
• Capitalisation, knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices to improve the legal and regulatory framework of land governance in Chad. The conducive environment for inclusive land tenure security is improved. 

January 2024 – 31 January 2027

• Oxfam Novib
• Oxfam Intermon
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)