TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of Customary Land Secretariats in promoting good local land governance in Ghana
AU - Biitir, Samuel
AU - Nara, B.B.
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - In Ghana, Chiefs and families have over the years controlled access and managed customary lands based on the rules of custom in their respective jurisdictions. The Land Administration Project (LAP) sought to strengthen customary land management by establishing Customary Land Secretariats (CLSs) for recognized and organized land owning communities to promote good local land governance. The analyses show that the Wa Central Customary Land Secretariat (WCCLS) has done considerably well in land documentation and disputes resolution. However, inadequate cooperation and collaboration between the customary and formal land management systems in the area; rising number of individual landowners due to changes in the social structure; and lack of accountability are hampering good land governance.
AB - In Ghana, Chiefs and families have over the years controlled access and managed customary lands based on the rules of custom in their respective jurisdictions. The Land Administration Project (LAP) sought to strengthen customary land management by establishing Customary Land Secretariats (CLSs) for recognized and organized land owning communities to promote good local land governance. The analyses show that the Wa Central Customary Land Secretariat (WCCLS) has done considerably well in land documentation and disputes resolution. However, inadequate cooperation and collaboration between the customary and formal land management systems in the area; rising number of individual landowners due to changes in the social structure; and lack of accountability are hampering good land governance.
UR - https://ezproxy2.utwente.nl/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.024
UR - https://ezproxy2.utwente.nl/login?url=https://library.itc.utwente.nl/login/2016/isi/nara_rol.pdf
U2 - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.10.024
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 528
EP - 536
JO - Land use policy
JF - Land use policy
SN - 0264-8377
ER -