Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa

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FRAMEWORK

A consortium of African universities and research institutions, involved as leadership in academic education, training and research in one or more aspects of land governance NELGA North Africa

1. Framework

2. NELGA North African Node: work plan

3. Activities of NELGA NA

4. Concluding Remarks FRAMEWORK

The African Union Agenda FRAMEWORK Cadre et contexte du Master Guidelines : AUC – AfDB - UNECA

1 GL : Evolution of Land governance 1 GL : Industry and Programmes 4 GLs: Land Governance in rural Areas 2 GLs: Urban and Peri-Urban Areas 26 GL 2 GLs: Women’s Land Rights 3 GLs: Environment, Climate change and Land 4 GLs: Conflicts and Land Governance 3 GLs: Land Tenure and Property Rights 1 GL : Land Information Management Systems 5 GLs: Research and Innovation FRAMEWORK

NELGA missions:

▪ Offer training opportunities in land governance related issues

▪ Enhance training paradigms and curricula on land governance

▪ Promote demand driven research on land policy issues.

▪ Connect scholars and researchers across Africa through academic networks

▪ Reinforce partnership with professionals and all stakeholders

▪ Create data and information for monitoring & evaluation of land policy reforms. Université de Tunis El NORTH AFRICA Manar, Tunisia Institut Agronomique et École Nationale FRAMEWORK Vétérinaire Hassan II Supérieure Rabat – Morocco Agronomique, Algeria Cairo University, Egypt

5 Established NELGA regional nodes Université de Nouakchott, Mauretania University of Université des Sciences Université Abdou Khartoum, Sudan Sociales et de Gestion de Moumouni, Niger Université Gaston Berger Bamako, Mali Université de N'Djamena, Chad Bahir Dar University, Saint Louis, Senegal Federal University of Ethiopia Université Polytech. de Technology, Minna, Nigeria Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin Université de Bangui, Central African Université Alassane Ouatarra Republic de Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire University of Lome, University of Juba, South Sudan Togo WEST AFRICA Makerere University, Uganda Kwame Nkrumah University of CENTRAL AFRICA Science and Technology (KNUST) University of Yaoundé Kenyatta University, Kenya Kumasi – Ghana Universite Omar Yaoundé - Cameroon Institut d’Enseignement Bongo de Libreville, Supérieur de Ruhengeri, Rwanda Gabon Universite University of Evangelique en Université Marien Burundi Afrique, DR Congo Ngouabi, Republic of EAST AFRICA Congo Ardhi University ▪ Over 50 partner Dar es Salaam – Tanzania The Polytechnic, University of Malawi institutions: Leading Université universities and research University of Zambia d’Antananarivo, Sam Moyo African Institute Madagascar institutions in different for Agrarian Studies, Zimbabwe aspects of land University of Mauritius

University of Botswana governance SOUTHERN AFRICA Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Windhoek – Namibia NELGA Nodes NELGA Partner Institutions University of the Western Cape, South Africa NELGA North Africa

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2. NELGANELGA NorthNorth AfricanAfrica Work Node: Plan work plan

3. Activities of NELGA NA

4. Concluding Remarks NELGA NORTH AFRICA NODE

WEB SITE

Scientific Journal News Letters

Budget / Logical Framework / Management Structure / Experts / Meetings & Events

CPD Master’s Courses degree Research New paradigms and Resources with new skills Main Work plan 5 priorities / 15 main activities

Outputs Main Activities

1. Establishment of the Set up the management structure

Northern Africa NELGA Development of the management skills

Northern Africa Regional Forum

2. Building up a knowledge Reality Check on LG

Data base Adopt and mainstream the Curricula guidelines

Establish a Master’s degree on LG

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Output: Priorities Main Activities

3. Short courses for Develop a core proposal of the short courses

Continuous Professional Create a pool of trainers

Development CPD courses delivery

4. Development of the Core program fro research development

Northern Africa Research NELGAA Research centre on LG

Agenda Research Knowledge deployment

5. Sustainability and control Dissemination and event promotion

quality Sustainability of the network

23.03.2019 Control quality and monitoring 10 NELGA North Africa

1. Framework

2. NELGA North African Node: work plan

3. ActivitiesNELGA NA of Activities NELGA NA

4. Concluding Remarks COMMUNICATION-DESSIMINTION

AJLP journal : https://revues.imist.ma/index.php?journal=AJLP-GS&page=index

ISSN: 2657-2664

NELGA WebSite: www.iav.ac.ma/nelga/ COMMUNICATION-DESSIMINTION

NewsLetter (ISSN 2665-7538) : Arabic / English / French You are invited to subscribe through the web site:

http://www.iav.ac.ma/nelga/NewsLetter/2018/11/newsletter-arabe http://www.iav.ac.ma/nelga/NewsLetter/2018/11/newsletter-Anglais http://www.iav.ac.ma/nelga/NewsLetter/2018/11/newsletter-Français MASTER’S DEGREE

1. Object: Geospatial Sciences and Land Governance Technical, Juridical, Institutional aspects 2. Accreditation Submission: December 2017 3. Curriculum validation : April 2018 4. Launching the courses: September 2018 MASTER’S DEGREE

5. Candidates of the 1st Edition: 11 National + 1 Gabon 6. Next September 2019: 18 students (3 per country) / DAAD scholarships 7. Language of study: English / French / Arabic NELGA NA activities

CHECK REALITY STUDY: on going scoping study

1. Reality check and Needs assessment

2. Conduct the study at the regional level: North Africa

3. Outcomes:

• understand land tenure systems

• Assess Needs in terms of CPD and Research Scoping study: What, Who, Where

• Collect the needs in terms of training, continuous training and research in the region of North Africa

• Promote demand driven research on land policy issues;

• Connect scholars and researchers across the region;

17 Scoping study: What, Who, Where

• Create tailored and updated data and information of land policy reforms : o to establish the similarities and differences among NELGA NA, o highlight the shortcomings and possible risks observed o List major opportunities as related to research; o identify the fields and disciplines of any research programme to be considered in capacity building programme. 18 Expected deliverables

• Document describing the content of the study (Plan, objectives, expected results, planned activities)

• Document describing the results of the questionnaire to be conducted at the country level to provide information on land tenure and land governance systems in their formal and informal aspects,

• Document on the state of the art of the land tenure systems in north Africa

• Proposal on various scenarios to overcome the shortcoming of land governance in north africa 19 Agenda 2019

ACTIVITIES TIME

Continuous Professional Development Courses Dec 2019

Research Agenda Development May 2019

Setting up the Research Centre May 2019

NELGA NA 1st Forum May 2019 Planned activities for 2019

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) COURSES:

1. Create 3 W. groups to design a program of CPD axes:

• WG1: eGovernance: legal/technical/administrative

• WG2: Land Expertise and Urban Planning

• WG3: Land Tenure Systems / Land Policy

2. Mixte groups: Professional / Academia / Government

3. Design Content / Methods of delivery Planned activities for 2019

1. Create the Pool of Trainers:

• Discuss Content

• Finalize the program

2. Assessment Phase of the Training

3. Validation meeting Planned activities for 2019

RESEARCH AGENDA DEVELOPMENT

1. Developing strategic actions: domains/requirements

2. Setting up the Research Team: 7 partners from NA

3. Meeting for Assessment and Validation Planned activities for 2019

SETTING UP THE RESEARCH CENTER

1. Annual Workshop on Research agenda

2. Launch the Centre of Research :

• Smart Tools for Smart Land Governance in Africa (ST4SLGA)

• Tools: Approaches/Technology/Law/Management NELGA North Africa

1. Framework

2. NELGA North African Node: work plan

3. Activities of NELGA NA

4. ConcludingConcluding Remarksremarks CONCLUDING REMARKS

SYNERGY: harmonized activities ✓ Academy level: o Sharing programs: training / research / studies o Exchanging students / academic faculties ✓ Research Policy level: o Sharing best practices o Reinforce networking ✓ Professional level: o Sharing best practices o Reinforce networking

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COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION : ✓ Sharing instruments: o Journal o Website o Newsletter ✓ Proceedings of the events JOINT EVENTS: ✓ Conference: ▪ NELGA Forum, 2nd Arab Land Conference ✓ workshops ✓ Professional training: mutual recognition of skills NELGA PLANNING MEETING 23.03.2019 27 Thank You!