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Code/Voluntary Guidelines for Good Governance in Land Tenure. Mika-Petteri Törhönen, Land Tenure and Management Unit of FAO. Inter-Agency Meeting, Nov 2007, WB, Washington DC. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. helping to build a world without hunger. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
helping to build a world without hunger
Inter-Agency Meeting, Nov 2007, WB, Washington DC
Code/Voluntary Guidelines for Good Governance in Land Tenure
Mika-Petteri Törhönen, Land Tenure and Management Unit of FAO
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FAO Point of View
Secure Access to Land is a Crucial Factor in the Eradication of Food Insecurity and Poverty
• Weak land governance can undermine all development
• Weak land governance affects mainly the poor - vulnerable
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FAO on Governance
1. Good governance in land administration (Brochure with WB)
2. Good governance in land tenure and administration (Guidelines with you)
3. Land Governance (Policy paper with UN-HABITAT)
4. Next step? (Member Countries? CSOs?)
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FAO Instruments; Codes of Conduct/Voluntary Guidelines
• Political initiatives with global attention.
• Raise awareness in the highest levels of governments.
• Voluntary in nature.• Do not create legally binding
obligations cover more areas. • Principles, standards, obligations
and strategic actions.• Associated technical advice.
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Past and On-Going Codes/Guidelines
• Codes of Conduct for:– Codex Alimentarius– Responsible Fisheries– the Distribution and Use of
Pesticides
• Voluntary guidelines:– to support the progressive
realization of the right to adequate food
– on (Forest) Fire management
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Codex Alimentarius; Food Code
• The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO.
• The commission still operates to protect health of the consumers and ensuring fair food trade and food standards.
• Currently oversees hundreds of international food standards and their implementation.
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
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Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides
• The worldwide guidance document on pesticide management; adopted for the first time1985 by the FAO Conference.
• The Code and supplementary technical guidelines have been instrumental in assisting countries to put in place pesticide management systems.
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/code/PM_Code.htm
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Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• Provides a framework for efforts to ensure sustainable exploitation of aquatic living resources; adopted 1995 by the FAO Conference.
• FAO continues to host a large Code implementation programme.
http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=org&xml=CCRF_prog.xml&xp_nav=1
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Voluntary Guidelines to the Right to Adequate Food
• Provides practical guidance to States for the progressive realization of the right to adequate food; adopted 2004 by the FAO Council.
• The Voluntary Guidelines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right and to recommend actions to be undertaken for its realization.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/009/y9825e/y9825e00.htm
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Fire managementVoluntary guidelines/Strategy
• Guidelines on the prevention, suppression and recovery from forest fire; presented 2007 at the FAO Committee for Forestry.
• Process on-going building partnerships for implementation to translate the strategy and the voluntary guidelines into policies and practices.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/firemanagement/en/
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Code/Voluntary Guidelines for Good Governance in Land Tenure
• Objective: To assist countries and their institutions to improve the governance of land tenure and its administration as a means to alleviating hunger and poverty, enhancing the environment, supporting national and local economic development, and reforming public administration.
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Code/Voluntary Guidelines for Good Governance in Land Tenure
• Output: A code of conduct/voluntary guidelines that support the efforts of countries to improve the standard of behaviour pertaining to land tenure and its administration.
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Methodology
• Draws on FAO experience with Codes.
• Technical assistance/partnerships with countries.
• Participation of governments, civil society, and professional associations.
• Linkages with other development initiatives.
• Approved by FAO member countries, as well as by other interested parties.
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Schedule; funding
• Starts 2008 with FAO programme funding.
• Looks for partnerships with countries and international agencies trust fund project.
• Optimistic schedule for completion:– 5 years.
• Implementation programme to follow up:– 10+ years?
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
helping to build a world without hunger
Thank You!