Prime Minister Hun Sen has repeatedly warned that a failure to improve land management and stop “land grabbing” could lead to a “farmers’ revolution.” While the World Bank is supporting the government to title more land under its Land Management and Administration Project, the issue of what to do about existing land disputes remains a [...]
From March 27 to April 7, 2006, a joint mission by the World Bank and the Government of Germany through GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) reviewed progress on the preparation of a proposed Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project (LASED). The proposal is being prepared under the guidance of the Council for Land Policy [...]
Cambodia passed a new Land Law in July creating the conditions for a reform of land management and the opportunity for the distribution of land. The reform is going forward with systematic land titling that will involve issuing titles to all owners of this land. This will probably take between 10 and 15 years. A [...]