Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Land Governance

• Definition and principles of land governance

• Global and regional frameworks (e.g., VGGT, LPI)

• Key actors and institutions in land governance

• Land governance indicators and monitoring tools

• Group Activity: Stakeholder mapping in national land governance

Module 2: Legal and Institutional Frameworks

• Overview of legal systems governing land

• Comparative analysis of customary, statutory, and religious systems

• Institutional roles: land boards, commissions, courts, local governments

• Coordination and overlapping mandates

• Case Study: Legal pluralism and land conflicts

Module 3: Institutional Reform Strategies

• Approaches to institutional change (incremental vs. transformational)

• Steps in institutional reform processes

• Role of decentralization in land governance

• Financing land institutions and services

• Exercise: SWOT analysis of a land institution

Module 4: Good Governance Principles in Practice

• Transparency, accountability, and public participation

• Anti-corruption measures in land management

• Use of digital technologies in governance

• Gender and social inclusion in institutional reforms

• Role Play: Simulating a land tribunal on institutional disputes

Module 5: Designing and Implementing Land Governance Reforms

• Policy development and reform planning

• Stakeholder engagement and political economy analysis

• Monitoring and evaluating reform outcomes

• Workshop: Draft a reform roadmap for a land agency

• Course review and action planning