WUF9 Substantive Report-s

SECURITY OF TENURE, LAND MARKETS
AND SEGREGATION
Friday - Sunday, 9th - 11th February 2018
Also on Friday morning, moderator David
Mitchell, RMIT University, moderated the
session, which focused on the “prosperity
dividends” to be gained from implemenng
the NUA and the SDGs. Panelists sought to:
provide clear guidance from mul-sector
perspecves on how tenure security can help
harness land value in order to develop and
sustain inclusive urbanizaon, parcularly in
relaon to the provision of housing, livelihood
generaon and financing of crical infrastructure;
clarify the roles of various sectors and
partners; and highlight successes from cies
around the world.
Mexico, South Africa, the EU and Zimbabwe
noted challenges to implemenng land tenure
and security policies, including: lack of
standardized data, outdated cadaster and
informaon systems, a pace of urbanizaon
that far exceeds the technical capability of city
administraons to plan for expansion, historical
inequity, and corrupon driven by slow
bureaucracies. Technical presentaons pointed
to polical will and capacity to implement
plans as necessary ingredients for overcoming
urban challenges. They recommended underpinning
essenal development infrastructure
with sound and inclusive approaches to land
and security of tenure. William Cobbe, Cies
Alliance, said dysfunconal property markets
are the most significant challenge, and
suggested that this is a polical and not a
technical problem.
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS AND
SLUM UPGRADING
Friday, 9th February 2018
On Friday aernoon, Monika Glinzler, South
Africa, moderated the session. Panelists from
Brazil, the European Commission, Papua New
Guinea, South Africa, TECHO Internaonal and
UN-Habitat discussed the importance of slum
upgrading in order to ensure access for all to
adequate, safe and affordable housing,
underscoring that people must be at the core,
working together to transform cies. An
audience member from Kenya concurred,
nong that communies “know exactly what
they want and where they need to go.”
TECHO Internaonal explained that the main
challenge in Lan America is to deliver
high-impact soluons with long-term
development potenal. Brazil showcased her
country’s experience, including financing
urban integraon, housing, land adjustment,
environmental recovery and social inclusion,
in a holisc and parcipatory way. Papua New
Guinea stressed that land tenure is necessary
for people in his country to invest in their land.
On good pracces in capacity building,
panelists highlighted that civil society
organizaons serve to link community and
local governments.
Parcipants from Nigeria, Kenya, and
Mauritania called for more access to financing,
and one parcipant proposed empowering
slum dwellers through self-organized savings
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