Eng. Didier G. SAGASHYA

DDG RNRA/DLM

20th March 2014

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RWANDA NATURAL

RESOURCES AUTHORITYDepartment of Lands and Mapping

OUTLINE

Land use in National Land Policy National Land Use Planning ProcessMethodologyThe National Land Use and Development Master PlanImplementation of the National master planDraft District Land Use PlansSecondary citiesLand Administration Information SystemOverall Land Strategy in Rwanda

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Guiding principles for the preparation of the

National Land Use Master Plan

Vision 2020National Land Policy – 2004Organic Land Law – 2005EDPRS ISectoral policies and major development programmeLand scarcity and high population density

Land use Planning in National Land

PolicyControl of spatial growth to ensure rational urban Development – Urban Master planning

Densification of parcels (Small parcels)Vertical developmentAdequate infrastructure provision

Demarcation of urban areas – to limit urban sprawlProvision of green areasRe-organisation of human settlement in rural areas –imiduguduDemarcation of agricultural land and land consolidationImprovement of protected areas and their management

Land Use Planning in New Land Law - 2013

� Security of tenure through leasing – art 5� Right to Freehold for developed land – Art 6 � Category of land art 9-16

� Individual land� State land (public and private)

� Land use – according to planning art 19� Land allocation and leasing – art 16� Land registration – obligatory – Art 20� Land transfer – art 21 and 22� Land Rights and obligations – Art 34-44� Prescription (ubuzime) – art 45-49� Penalties (repossession and requisition) – art 50-63

Note: 23 secondary legislations implementing the new law have to be updated

Preparation of the national land use plan

(2007 to 2010)

Multi-disciplinary Steering Committee – 20 peopleAerial Photo – 96% and Satellite Image 4%Inventory of existing data and situationSpecific in-depth studiesBaseline studies, need assessment, risk and suitability analysisScenarios Wide consultationsNational Land Use and Development Master Plan

� National Land Use and Development Master Plan approved by Cabinet on 19th January 2011

� Land use planning and development Law passed gazetted in July 2012� The Plan is translation of VISION 2020 onto a Map of Rwanda (spatially)

Vision 2020 Revision

EDPRS Revision Revision

STUDA Adoption Revision Revision

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

IDDP Revision Revision

UDP Distr.Centre Adoption

AAP Adoption

Implementation

Implementation

Vision 2020 Revision

EDPRS Revision Revision

STUDA Adoption Revision Revision

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

IDDP Revision Revision

UDP Distr.Centre Adoption

AAP Adoption

Implementation

Implementation

The land use plan with other planning

instruments

DLUP

DDPDDP

AAP

PLANNING LEGALISATION

NLUDMP

UDP

BUILDING PERMIT

BUILDING CONTROL

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VISION 2020 – EDPRS II

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Vision 2020

(1998-1999)

• Ambition to

become a

middle income

country by 2020

• Service led

economy

• Nationally

owned and

driven agenda

PRSP (2002 –

2006)

• Recovery from

post conflict

situation

• Major gains in

social sectors

e.g. health and

education

• Poverty

reduced by 3%

points (60% to

57%)

EDPRS 1 (2008 – 2012)

• preparation for take off

• High poverty reduction

(12% points)

• Reduced inequality

• High growth (average

8.2%)

• Back on track to achieve

MDGs in health,

education

EDPRS 2 (2013 –

2018)

• Rapid growth targeted

11.5%

• Fast poverty

reduction (15%

points) to less than

30%

• Close trade balance

with rapid growth of

exports (28%)

• Increased private

sector investment

The EDPRS II has a strong focus on ‘Integrated

Approach to Land Use and Human Settlements’ (Priority

Area 1). One of the Outputs recognizes the

importance of a District Land Use Plan (DLUP)

as

‘Land and settlement planning and management at the district or sector level will determine the success

of resettlement’;

which will need ‘A framework for coordinated land use planning through District Land Use Plans to be

implemented’;

so that ‘The regulatory framework for land use planning

will be monitored and enforced’.

EDPRS II Prioritization

District Land Use Plans

Draft District Land Use Plans

Secondary Cities and Green Cities“An initiative that has been proven to be a successful instrument for de-concentration is an innovative way to place ministries and departments/institutions not in capital cities. Today all ministries and linked departments are found in Kigali City. A distribution of these authorities around the country into selected District Centres, which meets up with a profile eluding the respective sector interest, will sparkle development around the country and at the same time put less pressure to Kigali City”.

10.3million parcels demarcated country wide8.7million parcels titles6.3million titles collected by ownersLand Administration system in placeLAIS linked to all bank through e-MRS for mortgages

Land Administration Information System

We can argue that Rwanda is the most

prepared nation in Africa to meet future

challenges regarding land administration and

management!

• CLEAR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK – With High Political will

• STRONG LEGAL FRAMEWORK

• SYSTEMATIC LAND TENURE REGULARISATION

• LAND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (LAIS)

• NATIONAL and DISTRICT LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLANS

• NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA PORTFOLIO (Orthophoto and Bas e Map)

• MORDEN GEODETIC REFERENCE NETWORK (CORS)

KNOWING WHO OWNS WHAT AND WHAT TO DO WHERE

WB Doing Business Report 2014

� General ranking: Rwanda is number 32� Registering Property

� Worldwide ranking: Rwanda is number 8 after Georgia (1), New Zealand (2), Belarus (3), United Arab Emirate (4), Armenia (5), Lithuania (6) and Danemark (7)

� Africa ranking: Rwanda is number 1

Thank you for your attention!!

Murakoze cyane!

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Email: didier.sagashya@rnra.rw