Mrs. Clarissa Augustinus Chief Land & Tenure Section - UN Habitat
Sharing Space - Keynote Speech
Social Tenure Domain Model: What It Can Mean for the Land Industry and for the Poor
There is a technical gap in the conventional land systems. Land is both a technically complex and politically sensitive issue. This technical gap is currently affecting the sustainability of the planet in regard to the management of cities, forests and food production among other things; as well as the lives of over a billion slum residents. These slum residents have poor quality of life and have little security of tenure also as they are constantly under the threat of eviction often because of a lack of transparency and corruption. A prototype pro poor land information management system has been developed to cover this gap. This pro poor information management system is fundamental to solving these challenges.
About Mrs. Clarissa Augustinus
Chief of the Land, Tenure and Property Administration Section, Shelter Branch, Global Division, in UN-HABITAT. Key driver of the Global Land Tool Network, focusing on the development of innovative pro poor land tools. Network has over 42 international and regional partners, including multi-laterals such as the World Bank and FAO, bilaterals such as Norway and Sweden the key funders, professional organizations, such as the International Federation of Surveyors, Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy, Federation des Geometres Francophone, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, training and research institutions and international civil society and civil society organizations such as SDI, Huariou Commission. Previously Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, Surveying and Construction, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, focusing on Land Management. International consultant on land management and administration from an institutional perspective. Author of 3 chapters in books, and over 44 papers. Ph.D in Social Anthropology on customary and informal land tenure in an informal settlement in Africa.