A presentation by Emanuel Adiba from the Uganda Land Alliance during the Learning Route on Securing Land Resource Rights through Inclusive Business Models that took place between the 3rd and the 10th of December 2015

1. LEARNING ROUTE ON
LAND TENURE SECURITY FROM THE
EXEPERIENCE OF IBM AND PILOTING OF
SOCIAL TENURE DOMAIN MODEL(STDM).
Presented by Emmanuel Adiba
GIS Officer
4th December 2015
Grand Imperial hotel Kampala.
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Presentation outline
 Introduction.
STDM defined.
Features of a good land tool.
STDM identifying gaps.
Implementation process.
Needs to be addressed.

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Introduction and Background.
 In Uganda land infrastructure is not readily available and the land
information system has it’s limitations as it does not cover informal and
customarily tenures that have not been registered.
The existing Land information system (LIS) requires extensions to
include all existing types of tenures and yet institutional changes are hard
to implement thus need to design a pro poor land recordation system for
the urban and rural poor.
These conventional approaches of land information systems are good but
expensive to the extent that most people can not afford.
Informal customary tenure are not included in the LIS which is not designed
for this purpose. The Social tenure domain model (STDM)closes this gap.

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Social Tenure Domain Model Defined.
STDM is a pro poor land information tool that offers a complimentary land
administration system that is pro poor, gender sensitive, affordable and
sustainable.
STDM supports areas falling outside formal tenures and cadastral systems
such as informal settlements and rural area governed by customary laws and
traditional practices.
Any form of right, responsibility or restriction in a formal or informal system
is considered as a social tenure relationship in STDM. Its focus is on all
relationships between people and their land.

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 STDM focuses on a continuum of Land rights rather than focusing on
individual titling.
 Any of these rights should not be seen as a preferred form, rather as one
of appropriate types of tenure and claims.

6. FEATURES OF A GOOD LAND TOOL
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LAND TOOL is a practical way to
solve a problem in land
administration and management.
It is a way to put principles,
policies and legislation into effect
Affordable – it should be cheap
enough both for the poor to
afford as well as government .
Pro poor – It should take into
account the situation and needs of
the poor into account and giving
them a voice in decisions
Equitable and gender responsive -
the tool should seek to treat
everyone fairly with particular
attention to inequalities faced by
women as compared to men.
Pro poor – It should take into
account the situation and needs of
the poor in and give them a voice in
decisions.
Equitable and gender responsive -
the tool should seek to treat
everyone fairly with particular
attention to inequalities faced by
women as compared to men.

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STDM- Identifying the gap
Individual land titling often works against the needs and
aspiration of poor people because it is costly and time
consuming.
It gives the poor a platform to engage with land industry to
undertake land management.
Communities are often discriminative against women in
contradiction to the national laws and policies. STDM will close
this gap.
STDM accepts everybody’s type of tenure and claims. It
enables inclusion of all land and all people.
 Ordinary people can use the software.
STDM allows for recording of all the possible types of tenures
as it records what is observed on ground in terms of tenure as
agreed with the local communities

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1. Planning and
Consultation
• Baseline Studies to assess
community response
• Assess existing land conflicts
2. Mobilization and sensitization
•To create awareness
•To promote a community owned
process
3. Training on STDM
•To equip team with knowledge
on relevant land laws and polices
•To equip team with skills on
how to use the GPS and STDM
soft ware.
4.Interview and data
collection
•Household Survey
approach
STDM PROCESS

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STDM PROCESS CONT
5. Dispute Resolution
• ALC responsible for
resolution
Traditional leaders play an
important role.
6. Boundary Clearing
•The community members will
be responsible for their
respective parcels
7. Plotting using GPS
•Plotting of parcels
•Giving the parcels numbers
•Taking photos of the
beneficiaries
• Entering of data into the software
• Generation of reports
8.Data capture and Analysis

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MAPPING AND HOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION OF
NUMBERS

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Needs to be addressed.
Legal and institutional issues.
Capacity building.
Awareness creation.
Test and pilot in various settings.
Promote gender component.
Address systems maintenance.
SUCCESS STORY FROM FORMATION OF CLA
https://youtu.be/2US60_OcL98

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