Capacity assessment in land administration

Land administration covers a number of functional areas in relation to governing the
possession and use of land. It comprises a range of systems and processes to administer land rights, land valuation and taxation, and existing and future land use. Land administration systems are concerned with the social, legal, economic and technical framework within which land managers and administrators must operate.

This Guide addresses the ability/capacity of land administration systems at the societal and institutional level as well as the individual level in terms of professional competence and human resource development. The guidelines are developed to serve as a logical framework for addressing each step in the process of building adequate land administration systems – from land policy, policy instruments, and legal framework; over mandates, business objectives, and work processes; to needed human resources and training programs. For each step the capacity of the system can be assessed and possible or needed improvements can be identified.