enabling good housing policies presentation
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Enabling Good Housing Policies Informed by Evidence-Based Research
Regional Forum on Adequate Housing Regional Forum on Adequate Housing in Latin America and the Caribbeanin Latin America and the Caribbean
Jane Katz and Cesar BouillonJane Katz and Cesar BouillonSeptember, 2012September, 2012
“The housing policy environment is the set of government interventions that have a critical and measurable effect on the performance of the housing sector.”
Shlomo Angel, Housing Policy Matters
What is GHI?• An extensive excel-based
assessment tool • Provides a holistic approach
to assessing the five major pillars of housing policy
• Uses a standardized methodology to compare cities across the globe
• Implemented by local consultants
• To inform and influence government officials • Provide city-specific analysis of housing policy• Analyze and compare the policy environment across
topics, countries, cities, regions• Equip advocates and the public with factual research
& data
How is GHI used?
Where is GHI?Latin America & CaribbeanTegucigalpa, HondurasSantiago, ChileMexico City, MexicoRecife, BrazilKingston, JamaicaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaCochabamba, BoliviaBogota, Colombia
Europe & Central AsiaYerevan, ArmeniaBudapest, HungarySkopje, MacedoniaKyiv, Ukraine
Africa & Middle EastKampala, UgandaMaputo, MozambiqueAbidjan, Ivory CoastBeirut, LebanonAmman, JordanDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Asia-PacificMuntinlupa, PhilippinesDhaka, BangladeshJakarta, IndonesiaTarlac, PhilippinesKathmandu, Nepal
How is GHI organized?
Question Score Instructions Comments
P1 Barriers to land ownership are removed. 1.00
P1.1Can women legally own or inherit land? (Yes=1/No=0) 1
For the following six questions, please consult a person familiar with property law.
The Jamaica Constitution guarantees property rights and women in Jamaica can legally own and inherit land. Source: USAID Country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance available at http://usaidlandtenure.net
P1.2In practice, do women own or inherit land? (Yes=1/No=0) 1
Please indicate whether this includes inheritance from parents, husband, or both in the comment section.
Women in Jamaica can inherit land from parents and husband. Jamaican law provides the surviving wife with the right to inheritance - Section 6 of the Family Property (Rights of Spouses) Act.
P1.3Can land be jointly owned by husband and wife? (Yes=1/No=0) 1
If the answer is yes, please comment whether this occurs in practice.
Section 10 of the Family Property (Rights of Spouses) Act permits spouses (married and unmarried) to enter into agreements which affect the current and future ownership and division of property.
P1.4
Does the law recognize the customary or tribal land rights of indigenous people? (Yes=1/No=0 or 100 if no indigenous people) 1
If yes, please describe in comments section.
Approximately 30% of land in Jamaica is held in "family land", a form of freehold tenure where rights are jointly shared among an entire kinship group. Rights in family land are informal. Because family land is jointly owned the land is difficult to register, which can be a problem for households seeking to finance home construction, including those applying for government housing programs that require proof of land ownership. Source: see P1.1
P1.5Are immigrants, refugees and non-citizens allowed to own land? (Yes=1/No=0) 1
If the answer is no, please indicate whether this constitutes a large portion of the population.
There are no restrictions on foreigners owning land in Jamaica.
P1.6Is it common for residents to hold land through a long-term lease? (Yes=1/No=0) 1
Please describe the method of holding land in the comment section - i.e. is land owned collectively, is land leased short or long-term, or can be owned individually?
Individuals and entities can lease land for residential use. Lease terms vary in length, but the maximum period for lease of state land is 49 years. This primarily occurs on agricultural land. Source: see P1.1
P2All residential land has registered titles and/or incremental tenure documents 0.90
How is GHI organized?
Estimated percentage properties in the metropolitan areas that have titles properly registered (%)
Is there an operating national program to register property titles?
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Property Rights
How GHI Influences Policy
• Indicators Working Group
• World Urban Campaign
• World Urban Forum
• LAC Regional Housing Forum September 2012
• Housing Research and Advocacy
• A one-stop portal for data, discussions, debates, and dissemination.
• Provides resources for housing policy advocates and researchers across the globe.
• Launched with IDB and the WUC in June 2012.
www.GlobalHousingIndicators.org
1. Housing indicators and the working group
2. Expanding universe of data3. Persistent gaps in connectivity and
access4. A platform and your collaboration
Need to harmonize the universe of chaotic Data
Working group members to date
For more information on the GHI, please contact:Jane Katz
For more information on the GHI, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, please contact:
Maria Luisa [email protected]
IDB Work: Combine Household survey data with city data on prices and regulations
