- Title: Capacity Building for Customary Land Committees and Land Tribunals in Kasungu District
- Location: Kasungu District, Malawi
- Duration: August, 2024 – , 2025
- Budget: MWK 115,508,099.55
- Donor: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Partners: Malawi Ministry of Lands, Department of Land Resources Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture
- Goal: To enhance land tenure security and promote sustainable land and water management practices for improved agricultural productivity in Kasungu and Mzimba Districts.
Objectives:
- Train 136 Customary Land Committees (CLCs) on land laws and responsible land governance.
- Train 9 Customary Land Tribunals (CLTs) on tenure governance for land, fisheries, and forests.
- Train 1 District Land Tribunal (DLT) on land governance laws and practices.
- Establish and train 1 District Land Governance Taskforce to oversee land administration.
- Facilitate learning visits for CLCs and CLTs to strengthen their capacity.
- Develop a database of trained CLC and CLT members.
- Outcomes:
- Strengthened capacity of local land governance institutions to ensure responsible land management.
- Improved legal knowledge and implementation of Malawi’s land laws.
- Established multi-stakeholder collaboration on land governance.
Enhanced land tenure security, fostering sustainable agricultural productivity and resource management.
- Contributing to the following SDGs
SDG 1: No Poverty – Strengthening land tenure security and governance can improve access to resources and enhance agricultural productivity, which is crucial for poverty reduction.
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger – By promoting sustainable land and water management practices, the project supports improved agricultural productivity, contributing to food security.
- SDG 5: Gender Equality – The project’s focus on land governance can address gender disparities in land ownership and management, ensuring equitable participation for all.
- SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – The emphasis on sustainable land and water management practices contributes to the conservation and equitable distribution of water resources.
- SDG 15: Life on Land – By promoting responsible land management, the project supports biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
This project is a crucial step toward sustainable land use planning and management, ensuring local communities have secure land tenure and the knowledge to safeguard their environment for future generations.
