Project Implementation and Beneficiary Assessment(PIBA), 2008Presented by Robert Deutsch, PIBA Team Leader to the Building a Better Land Administration System Workshop, World Bank, Washington DC, March 11, 2009photophoto

To assess the extent of realization of the RALAS objectives from the beneficiaries point of view.

To study the contributions of RALAS in terms of project methodology, effectiveness and efficiency of implementation.

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To assess RALAS outputs in terms of: 1. Land TitlingInformation Dissemination and Co-ordination with NGOs and CSOsTitling ProcessSocial Inclusion and consideration of vulnerable groupsCommunity Perception and Satisfaction with the Systematic Titling Process

2. Land Management and AdministrationRe-establishing and strengthening land administration and management systems.Compliance with Safeguards and addressing Complaints, Land Disputes and their Resolution.Governance Issues (including coordination with MDF/WB)

3. Project Implementation and Management

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*In each study village: Interviewed the village leaderPrepared a village profileConducted Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with Farmers, Fisher folk and WomenInterviewed project beneficiaries (semi-structured questionnaire)In each study district : Interviewed Land Office officialsDistrict leadersSub-district leaders

Additionally interviewed:Other local authoritiesBPN and BRR officialsProject staffNGOs/CSOsDonors

A team of 8 researchers jointly funded by GOI and MDF/World Bank Desk review of project documentsRandomly selected research sitesThree months of intensive field research in 37 village with 269 individual beneficiary interviews and 62 focus group discussions conducted, more than 700 total informants

PIBA Study AreasAceh Province, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

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Key Findings,Conclusions and Recommendations

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Raised public awareness on land issues immediately after tsunami. Supported land policy development. Established long-term goals.

In realizing the project objectives:Modest contributions towards recovery of security of land tenure. Moderate contributions towards recovery of land administration system*

High beneficiary satisfactionEnhanced perception of legal protection of land rights.Resolution of land disputes.Reasonable accuracy land certificates produced.Seen as an open and transparent, community-based process. Issues: Large unmet need and high demand.Gender concerns were adequately covered in the project design, but not given sufficient focus during project implementation.Women are under-represented in the village and local institutions. As a result, womens land rights are easily overlooked or not taken seriously.Until 2008, joint titling was not promoted and rarely done.Barriers to womens participation identified*Implementation of the land titling process and beneficiary satisfactionGender Concerns

Early identification that land administration system key to reconstruction process.Project design was appropriate to address complex needs.Output targets reasonable and achievable.No dispossession of land ownership found.

*Project Design and Safeguards

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Acceptance and ownership of the CDA processThe Community-Driven Adjudication (CDA) approach has both local legitimacy and legal backing of the government. There is high public confidence in the land title certificates. The process is seen as reinforcing traditional adat land rightsThe restoration of land rights was seen as critical to supporting social stability and securing livelihoods.Appropriateness of the CDA modelThe CDA approach is effective in securing land rights and reducing land conflicts in a post-disaster, post-conflict situationThe CDA Model is portable and replicable in a wide range of conditions.

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Policy and Institutional Development to support preparednessThe restoration of land rights was seen as critical to supporting social stability and securing livelihoods. National Land Policy should include clear focus on disaster preparednessLand institutions should be prepared to respond to new and increasing demands (proactive approach) Building partnerships is the key to success (Gov NGO CSO Donor local authorities communities)Data and proper data management /storage are critical speedy recovery*

*Thank You - Terima kasih

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