Pro Poor Land Management

This booklet is based on UN-HABITAT’s Handbook on Best Practices, Security of Tenure and Access to Land. You will find a copy of this handbook on http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/landtenure under publications.

In 1999, UN-HABITAT launched the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure. A number of countries joined the campaign and agreed to implement a set of universal principles at local level. The need for such a campaign arose from a growing recognition that the way land and housing access is regulated in the west does not work well for the poor in developing countries. This has caused many concerned people to try to develop land management tools that meet the needs of developing countries.

This booklet supports the campaign by providing stakeholders with information about how to implement national strategies. It attempts to introduce the key concepts that are dealt with in the handbook and is intended to give readers a starting point for future reading and action around the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure.