Session Report: Development of Land Policy and Land Reform Frameworks by Mami Wada

Session: Development of Land Policy and Land Reform Frameworks
Facilitator: Mami Wada
Date and time: 22 January, 10:45-12:00 (extended until the next session started)- India Room

Attendance: 35-40 people, the mix of different organizations such as FAO, WFP, IFAD, NGOs, and CGIARs.

Process:

Went very well. Time was too short to accommodate 4 presenters and discussion. Session participants agree to continue discussion and they continued until the next session started ( I have left around 12:20)

• Four 10 minutes presentations. Messages were communicated based on a common ground of 3 interactive levels (basic, second and third) of knowledge sharing)
• Discussion on the presentation
• Focus on important factors for development of land policy and issues.
• Conclusion

Result of discussion and recommendations:

• Knowledge sharing is important for all three levels. Especially importance of inter personal/face to face communication was brought up by many participants.
• Multi stakeholder involvement
• Good communication/dialogues
• Lack of sustainability for knowledge sharing/networking was presented as an issue.
• Importance of knowledge generation by civil/farmer's organization
• Government and inter-government involvements
• Land issues to be as a global agenda
• Active participation by men and woman, gender segregated data
• Bio energy and land policy
• Result of balance of interests
• Knowledge sharing for policy formulation
• Who needs information? Land tenure information based on demands
• PBES (IFAD presented a system to rate countries' performance)
• Knowledge sharing for implementation
• Knowledge change initiatives
• Capacity capacity building
• Promoting knowledge sharing
• Interacting among actors.

We have concluded that networking and dialogue are crucial for development of land policy and issues. Then, participants voluntarily remained in a conference room to continue discussion.

A room could be bigger to accommodate all participants. It was impossible to change a layout. In order to accommodate 4 presenters and discussion (real knowledge sharing!), I recommend the the time for session be considered for at least 90 minutes.

Participants' names and E-mail address will be disseminated for further discussion and knowledge sharing.