Southern Africa State of Land Information Country Reports

The State of Land Information (SOLI) initiative by the Land Portal is a significant effort to assess and compile information related to land issues on a global scale. The research and reports have a simple goal: To give an overview of information about land that is available to the public. They want to find out what information is out there about land in different countries and figure out where there are gaps in that information. This helps them see what needs improvement.

They have a good way of doing this, which not only shows what's missing but also helps make the information about land easier to find and use. The SOLI reports are like the first step in making land information better.

The reports are listed below. Because of uKESA’s focus on Southern Africa, here we highlight the SOLI reports completed so far for SADC countries:

• State of Land Information in Mozambique - This report on the State of Land Information in Mozambique underscores the country's advancements in integrating land rights into the national policy framework.
• State of Land Information in Madagascar - This report on the State of Land Information in Madagascar assesses the land data ecosystem in the country and is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool to inform conversations around land and data governance.
• State of Land Information in Botswana - This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Botswana, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 
• State of Land Information in Malawi - This published State of Land Information in Malawi report assesses the availability and openness of land-related data in the country. 
• State of Land Information in Namibia - This State of Land Information (SOLI) for Namibia report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Namibia, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 
• State of Land Information in South Africa - The State of Land Information in South Africa Report summarises the key points of both pieces of work along with the findings of a collective reflection on what has been learned from the process
• State of Land Information in Zambia - This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Zambia, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards.

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