Côte d'Ivoire Rural Land Tenure Management Strengthening Program

The development objectives of Rural Land Tenure Management Strengthening Program Project for Côte d'Ivoire are to: digitize and increase coverage of customary rural land administration systems and increase customary land registration efficiency and inclusivity. The Program builds on the World Bank’s experience of financing and strengthening local government and land registration globally through Program-for-Results (PforRs). The PforR will prioritize expanding landholder access to customary land registration in areas aligned with the CPF objectives and priorities: source regions for sustainable value chains, conflict-affected regions, and economically lagging regions. High social risk activities that may increase social tensions and/or result in involuntary resettlement are excluded from the PforR, including land titling (Results Area [RA] 2), titling public lands in the name of the State (RA1), and reforms that restrict access to formal land use contracts (RA1). This Program is aligned with the World Bank Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY23-27.