Housing, Land & Property (HLP) Rights & Systems
Secure housing, land, and property rights are fundamental to peace, stability, and inclusive growth, and in the Horn of Africa, strengthening HLP systems is vital to address tenure insecurity, displacement, and weak governance while enhancing resilience and sustainable recovery.
HPRD provides technical, legal, and policy support in land governance, housing, and property systems across humanitarian, development, and recovery settings. We conduct institutional assessments, feasibility studies, and research on land administration, tenure, and urban housing systems. Our work integrates HLP rights with gender, youth, and social inclusion; supports restitution and dispute resolution mechanisms; and builds capacity of national and local institutions to manage land and housing systems transparently and sustainably.
Key Focus Areas
- • HLP policy and institutional framework review and advisory
- • Land tenure and property rights assessments and mapping
- • Housing and settlement feasibility studies and upgrading programs
- • Post-conflict land governance and dispute resolution mechanisms
- • Urban and peri-urban land use planning and administration
- • Legal and regulatory compliance (land registration, cadastral systems, titling)
- • Gender, youth, and vulnerable group inclusion in HLP access and restitution
- • Integration of climate resilience and disaster recovery in land and housing programs
- • Capacity building for ministries, local authorities, and land management institutions
- • Monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessments of HLP interventions
Key Facts
- ✓ Extensive experience conducting land governance and housing assessments in fragile and post-conflict contexts across East and Horn of Africa
- ✓ Proven capacity in designing inclusive HLP frameworks integrating gender equality, restitution, and climate-resilient land use planning
- ✓ Strong partnerships supporting national and local institutions to strengthen property rights, reduce disputes, and enhance sustainable land management