About the ALPC:
The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), formerly called the Land Policy Initiative (LPI), is a joint programme of the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) , and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Its purpose is to enable the use of land to lend impetus to the process of African development.
Transformation: From the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) to the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC):
LPI was transformed into the ALPC by the 2nd AU Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment. During the initial phase of its establishment (2006-2009), the LPI supported the AUC and led the development of the African Union Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa and the Framework and Guidelines on the Land Policy in Africa (F&G), which was endorsed by the African Union Heads of State and Government as the au Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in 2009.
Through the Declaration, Heads of State and Government resolved to take ownership of-and lead land reform processes by strengthening institutions for effective land governance and allocating adequate budgetary resources for policy development, implementation and tracking of progress. They also resolved to ensure equitable land access for all land users and improve access and security of land tenure for women, as key priorities. Following the endorsement of these important instruments, several African Union member states have been undertaking land reform to improve their land administrative systems and promote land tenure security.
The ALPC programme is governed by a Steering Committee that meets periodically, while a joint secretariat implements day to day activities.
ALPC Vision: A peaceful and prosperous Africa realized through equitable access, efficient and sustainable utilization of land.
ALPC Mission: To ensure all land users have equitable access to land and security of all bundles of land rights, by facilitating effective partnerships, dialogue and capacity building for participatory and consultative land policy formulation and implementation, as well as efficient and transparent land administration in both customary and statutory jurisdictions.
APLC Goal: To assist Member States in the implementation of the declaration on land issues and challenges in Africa in accordance with the Framework and Guidelines on land policy in Africa in order to achieve socio-economic development, peace and security, and environmental sustainability.
Establishment of NELGA:
To strengthen human and institutional capacities for implementing the AU agenda on land, ALPC established the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA). NELGA is a partnership of leading African universities and research institutions with proven leadership in education, training, and research on land governance. Currently, NELGA has more than 50 partner institutions across Africa. NELGA aims to: enhance training opportunities and curricula on land governance in Africa; promote demand driven research on land policy issues; connect scholars and researchers across Africa through academic networks; and create data and information for monitoring and evaluation on land policy reforms.
Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA):
ALPC also leads the Conference on Land Policy in Africa. Held every two years, the CLPA has proved to be a major platform for policy dialogue, information sharing and learning. The CLPA Platform brings together academia, government, traditional authorities, civil society, private sector, parliamentarians, and development partners to promote dialogue, networking, advocacy and partnerships in support of the implementation of the AU Land Agenda, in particular evidence-based land policy development, review, implementation and monitoring. A key component of the CLPA is capturing local knowledge and know-how as well as research findings on emerging land issues and challenges that need attention in order to achieve the objectives of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063. The Conference adopts a scientific approach, working with a Scientific Committee involving researchers and academia. Papers submitted to the CLPA are peer-reviewed and published in a special edition of the Journal of African Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences.
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