Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

iv. For civic and community facilities, factor ratios based on population thresholds, as provided by the
Urban Development Standards shall be applied in the allocation of civic and community plots in the
ODRS.
To address the issue of delays in land allocation by TLB, the following guidelines in
allocation procedures for different types of land uses under various types of grants,
together with time frames, are recommended:
i. Citizen application for Customary Law land grant for residential use, traditional grazing, rainfed or
molapo farming
When a citizen applies for a land right for residential use, traditional grazing, rainfed farming
or molapo farming, his/her application shall be submitted to the respective Subordinate Land
Board. Final decision on such applications should be made known to the applicant not later
than two months after the application was made.
ii. Citizen application for Customary Law land grant for borehole/well
When a citizen applies for a land right for a borehole/well point, his/her application shall be
submitted to the respective Subordinate Land Board, which will then make recommendations
to the Main Land Board. Final decision on such applications should be communicated to the
applicant not later than three months after the application was filed.
iii. Citizen application for Common Law land right for all other uses
When a citizen applies for a Common Law land right for any other use than mentioned above,
his/her application shall be submitted to the respective Subordinate Land Board to be
recommended to Tawana Land Board. This type of application should be accompanied by a
project memorandum which addresses such elements as skills, production system, and
availability of capital, market survey, cash flow projections, and environmental impacts.
Time frame for the decision should be four months.
iv. Non-citizen application for Common Law land right for residential use
When a non-citizen applies for the above mentioned land right, the appropriate form should be
filled in and submitted to the respective Subordinate Land Board to be recommended to
Tawana Land Board. Time frame for a decision should be six months.
v. Non-citizen applications for Common Law land right for all other uses
All other applications for the Common Law land rights by a non-citizen should be submitted
to the respective Subordinate Land Board to be recommended to Tawana Land Board. This
type of application should be accompanied by a project memorandum as indicated earlier.
Time frame for a decision should be four months.
The economic valuation has confirmed that the above land use plan, which places
emphasis on complementary land use and wise use of the resources, is the most
economically efficient and should be used as framework for economic development
(ODMP – Economic Valuation Report, 2006). However, the following factors should
be considered before any economic activity is undertaken:
a) Emphasis should be put on sustainable resource use, such that utilization is
within the regeneration capacity of resources and does not alter the ecological
balance of the <strong>Delta</strong>.
b) Land uses in ecologically vulnerable areas, such as Molapo farming and
resource harvesting, should be subjected to more intensive management,
monitoring and enforcement.
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