Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project

The development objective of the Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project for Lao, Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR) is to support the Government of Lao PDR in improving tenure security and land administration services in selected areas, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. The project comprises of five components. The first component, systematic registration of land use rights will support the Government of Lao PDR (GOL), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), and Department of Lands (DOL) in enhancing and scaling-up systematic land registration and issuance of 1,000,000 land titles and use certificates outside state forestlands in all 18 provinces of Lao PDR. It consists of following sub-components: (i) scaling-up systematic land registration; and (ii) training and capacity building. The second component, modernization of land administration and service delivery will support the GOL, MONRE, and DOL in improving the delivery of land administration services (surveying, registration, transactions, subdivisions, etc.). It consists of following sub-components: (i) enhanced service delivery; (ii) scanning, digitization, and archiving of existing land records; and (iii) Lao landreg development and rollout. The third component, implementation, policy and legal framework development will support the further development of inclusive and comprehensive land policies and regulatory framework, as well as their implementation procedures. The fourth component, project management will support overall project management and coordination. The fifth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will provide immediate response to an eligible emergency, as needed.