CoFLAS presented at the 2014 Inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa

Following its validation at an Expert Group Meeting in Bangkok in October, the Global Land Tool Network Costing and Financing of Land Administration Services (CoFLAS) Tool for Developing Countries was presented at the 2014 Inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA). Held from 11th – 14th November in Addis Ababa, the CLPA provided an opportunity to promote CoFLAS more widely and to commence discussions on the two proposed CoFLAS pilots in Lesotho and Tanzania.

CoFLAS is a tool developed to assist policy makers and practitioners to identify and adopt appropriate tools and methodologies promoting efficient, cost-effective and inclusive land services. It was developed by LEI for GLTN in collaboration with the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Lantmateriet (the Swedish Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registration Authority), Kadaster International (the Netherlands) and other key partners and stakeholders.

After the CLPA, LEI staff member Kate Fairlie visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to establish key relationships for the first pilot. Preliminary results from the pilot will guide the development of an Implementation Manual for CoFLAS to be published by GLTN. A paper on CoFLAS, including these learnings, will be presented at the World Bank Annual Conference on Land & Poverty in Washington D.C., USA, March 2015.