The Land Governance Toolkit: Practical Solutions for Cross-Sectoral Application

As a follow-up to the GIZ LandHub Conference in Berlin, we are pleased to share the Land Governance Toolkit a practical resource that translates more than ten years of experience and lessons highlighted during the conference into concrete, ready-to-use guidance. The toolkit responds to a clear demand from practitioners and partners for tools that make land governance actionable across sectors and contexts.

Building on proven approaches, the toolkit compiles success factors, target groups, potential benefits, and key stakeholders into structured and adaptable tools that can be applied in diverse project settings. It covers core land governance areas such as land administration, systematic land registration, digitalisation of land information systems, sustainable financing, participatory land use planning, and community-based land governance mechanisms. Each thematic section provides practical steps, implementation considerations, and links to additional resources.

A key strength of the Land Governance Toolkit is its cross-sectoral perspective. It demonstrates how land governance contributes to outcomes in agriculture and food security, climate and environmental protection, social development, peace and security, sustainable infrastructure, and economic development. By making these connections explicit, the toolkit supports the integration of land governance into broader development programmes rather than treating it as a stand-alone technical issue.

Designed for practitioners, policymakers, and development partners, the toolkit helps strengthen tenure security, prevent land-related conflicts, and promote sustainable and inclusive land use. It serves as a practical reference for translating policy principles and conference discussions into effective, on-the-ground action.

Download the toolkit Land-Governance-Toolkit-Practical-land-governance-solutions-for-cross-sectoral-application.pdf