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Haiti - Politic : Laurent Lamothe officially launches, the land reform in Haiti 08/09/2012 12:35:06 During this assizes, tha tbrought together more than two hundred participants : Surveyors, Solicitors, Jurists, executives of state institutions involved in land issues, members of civil society and of private sector, more than a dozen interventions have helped to shed light on all aspects of Haitian land issue related to the legal and institutional framework, the relationship between land and technology and the definition of a true land policy, were explored. The implementation of land reform will have significant positive outcome for the country. It is first and foremost of the ability to identify quickly and easily the right of ownership. It will also contribute to the establishment of a secure environment to facilitate mortgages. All this will then offer a sound basis of development of and mortgage and the growth of construction companies. On the other hand, the reform will respond to the necessities of environmental protection, while helping to establish simplified procedures for the resolution of land disputes. Finally, it will ensure a better allocation for the state land. Property issues are considered complex in Haiti and the difficulties of reconstruction after the earthquake of January 2010, often attributed to "land disorder" seem to confirm this general view, which often comes from a lack of knowledge of the field. In fact, the three pillars of security of tenure taken in its conventional sense, do not exist in Haiti :
Whose main negative impacts, have serious consequences for the country :
It is now necessary that public and private institutions take the proper measure of the situation and can propose the necessary reforms. The Haitian government, supported by the French Cooperation and the Inter American Development Bank, is currently defining in a rational way a land policy in Haiti. It is essential that in undertaking a land reform, which will bring significant changes in Haitian society, all Haitian institutions can share the same approach. Executive, Legislative, Judicial and private institutions (notaries, surveyors, banks, insurance, etc...) have their part to play in enabling the modernization of land tenure in Haiti. Similarly, it is important that all the technical and financial partners of the Government, can contribute to a land policy clearly defined and involving all stakeholders. The principles that structure this land policy are the respect for property and the desire to respond to the needs of national spatial planning and to the social needs of housing. Expected results in the short term : (3-5 years)
Expected results in the medium term : (10 years)
See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6589-haiti-social-the-land-reform-a-priority-of-president-martelly-speech.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6584-haiti-social-roundtable-on-land-ownership-and-land-security.html HL/ TB/ HaitiLibre
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