This year’s course examines the issues, theories, evidence, and best practices around land tenure, property rights, and international development programming. This course features interactive discussions, lectures, and case studies from a wide variety of experts in the field.
Note: USAID staff need to register with USAID University to receive credit.
OBJECTIVES:
- Explain the importance of land tenure and property rights (LTPR) as a critical development issue
- Describe key terms and concepts, including the continuum of LTPR systems, from customary tenure to formal rights
- Become familiar with the historical, legal, and institutional aspects of land tenure and property rights
- Identify how insecure or unclear rights are related to negative development outcomes, including conflict, human rights violations, lower productivity levels, the overuse and misuse of resources, and unsustainable land-based investments
- Discuss how LTPR programming can be used to meet development goals, including women’s economic empowerment, promoting resilience and climate change adaptation and mitigation, increasing food security, and combating extreme poverty