Land Tenure Improvement Project

The development objective of the Land Tenure Improvement Project for Tanzania is to strengthen the national land administration system and increase tenure security in selected areas for both men and women. The project comprises of four components. The first component, increased tenure security will support the issuance of certificate of customary right of occupancy (CCROs), certificate of right of occupancy (CROs), residential licenses, and other related activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) rural mass certification; and (ii) urban mass registration. The second component is land information management. Enhancing the land administration system can help increase resilience by providing quality data for monitoring of properties impacted by natural disasters and facilitating disaster response and reconstruction. It consists of following sub-components: (i) upscaling of integrated land management information system (ILMIS); (ii) production of base-maps; (iii) enhancement of geodetic framework; and (iv) property valuation systems. The third component is physical development of the land administration system. Strengthening the physical land administration system and increasing tenure security will require significant capacity to be built in the public and private sectors. It consists of following sub-components: (i) physical development of land offices and infrastructure; (ii) support for the land and housing tribunals; (iii) legal, regulatory, and public awareness; and (iv) institutional strengthening and capacity building. The fourth component, project management will support effective project management, fiduciary support (financial management and procurement), monitoring and evaluation (M and E) of project activities, establishment of a M and E framework, and compliance with environmental and social framework (ESF) policies and processes.