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Support to the Implementation of the New Land Laws in Malawi - TCP/MLW/3601

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Government of Malawi began the process of land law reform in 1995. In 2016, four of ten proposed land and land-related bills were enacted by Parliament. However, a poor understanding of the land bills threatened to impedet he enactment of the remaining six bills, which were crucial to the implementation of the already enacted four laws. In partnership with UN Women and LandNet, a local civil society network, the project aimed to support the land law reform process, and to ensure that the land governance framework was operational and that it supported the people of Malawi in the fight against rural poverty and hunger. It would assist the Government to implement the reform by building the capacity of national, district and local structures in preparation for both the implementation of the four newly enacted laws and the enactment of the remaining six laws. It would support awareness-raising for national, district and local structures on the provisions of the new land laws. In particular, it would support women beneficiaries with training in advocacy, confidence-building and group dynamics in order to prepare them for the implementation of the new laws. It would also raise awareness of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), the Principles of Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) and the Right to Adequate Food Guidelines.

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