Land use policy
Tue Mar 18, 2013
Persons interested in contributing to a proposed National Land Policy have an opportunity through a series of focus-group working sessions, being organised by the contracted consultants.{{more}}
Philmore Isaacs and Associates have been contracted by the OECS Secretariat to assist Government in the Land Policy development exercise.
âIn furtherance of this consultancy, a number of focus-group working sessions will be convened with individuals and representatives of various state and non-state institutions, aimed at soliciting their input into this very valuable document,â the consultants announced.
Issues to be discussed at these focus group sessions include:
Agriculture
o Land use planning
o Land and Social Issues
o Public land management & management of Public space
o Land and the Economy
o Land tenure
o Legislation
o Land Information System (GIS)
o Sustainable Development
The organisers say the dates, times, and venues for the sessions will be published later.
They say in addition to these sessions, interactive radio call-in programs will be organized to provide feedback on these and other related issues. They are encouraging interested persons who may not get the opportunity to attend any of the focus-group sessions to participate in the radio call-in programmes. The dates, times and radio stations for these discussions will also be announced later.
The National Land Policy exercise is a collaborative effort, with funding from the Government of Australia, and support from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the University of the West Indies (UWI). The Ministry of Housing, Informal Human Settlements, Lands & Surveys, and Physical Planning is the Government agency performing the lead role.
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