Cambodia Urban Pilot Project

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

In 1975, when Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, all housing and land became state property, and records were systematically destroyed. Today, huge gaps between Cambodian land policies and practice still persist, despite reforms such as land distribution stretching back to the late 1980s.

While the 2001 Land Law provides a legal platform for land management, NGOs estimate that up to 100,000 people have faced forced eviction since its introduction. Land titling and registration processes continue to exclude the most vulnerable communities from accessing secure land tenure.

The Cambodia Urban Pilot Project empowers urban poor communities to have land rights officially recognised. It increases community access to information and understanding of land rights, strengthens local civil society networks to engage and influence the Government, and links vulnerable communities with decision-making processes on tenure security.

The project has empowered communities with information to improve land tenure security and improved partnerships enabling effective community dialogue on land issues and improved infrastructure.