The approach to evaluation at municipality level
Evaluation levels
Results at municipality level will be evaluated according to the results and impacts chain proposed in the conceptual framework and the indicators proposed in the results framework. The effects and impacts can only be analysed once the key project products have been achieved. The evaluation will then be carried out on three levels:
- Key products: these are under the control of LAPs and municipal governments and are derived directly from LAP activities in terms of municipal strengthening. The main products include the following: cadastral mapping, cadastral staff training and communication programmes
- Results (key and intermediate): once the necessary level of municipal strengthening has been achieved through the key products, the initial results can begin to be evaluated. At this stage LAPs maintain their support for local governments, and greater determination and self-management by local government are required. The priority result is the implementation of the national land administration system, from which the other effects and impacts will be derived.
- Effects or impacts: these are benefits derived from the appropriation by municipalities of land and territory administration systems. At this level LAPs have less control and their scope reflects the level of self-management by local government. They are linked to the hypotheses.
Establishing suitable indicators
When formulating hypotheses and establishing indicators, the conditions that will make them easier to verify should be considered. Four main hypotheses have been formulated to facilitate this; they will help identify the results and impacts of LAPs, and it is from these hypotheses that the results and impacts chain and the results framework at subnational level have been developed. These hypotheses can be formulated in the various municipalities independently of national specifications, however they may be suited to and/or extend beyond the conditions and aims of each project.
The hypotheses necessary for establishing appropriate indicators:
- Implementing a national land administration system improves citizen satisfaction with the land administration services provided by local government.
- The proximity of local government to the territory and the population benefits fair access to services and strengthens their quality and quantity.
- The proximity of local government to the territory and the population benefits cadastral maintenance.
- The increase in the municipal cadastral base and its management capabilities have a positive influence on municipal tax collection through the property tax and traditional taxation.
- Better knowledge of the territory and territorial management capacity building help to resolve territorial disputes over municipal boundaries, and boundaries of areas with special treatment and individual or collective tenure.
The features common to these hypotheses are the following: cadastral mapping, implementation of the national system, municipal technical capacity building in territorial management and strengthening of awareness as regards groups traditionally discriminated against. These features should be a priority when establishing the corresponding indicators.
See the link between hypotheses and indicators
See the link between hypotheses and indicators
The hypotheses used to establish the indicators in the results framework and in the analysis of local government are shown below
HYPOTHESIS | KEY RESULT AND EFFECT INDICATOR |
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Implementing a national land administration system improves citizen satisfaction with the land administration services provided by local government. | User satisfaction with the services offered. Integration of municipal governments and ICT in the national land administration system. |
The proximity of the local government to the territory and the population benefits the quality and quantity of cadastral maintenance and land administration services in the national system. | Improvement in land administration services at municipal and ICT level.
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The increase in the cadastral base and the management capabilities of the municipality has a positive influence on municipal tax collection through the property tax and traditional taxation. | Increase in investment in services and infrastructure. Increase in the collection of property taxes (IBI). Strengthened municipal cadastral units (MCU). |
Better knowledge of the territory and territorial management capacity building help to resolve territorial disputes (municipal boundaries, special treatment areas and tenure). | Reduction in tenure disputes about land and natural resources. Territorial planning is appropriate for citizens. Increase in the population who have legal certainty of ownership. Establishment of titling projects via the municipal route. Implementation of dispute resolution mechanisms. Territorial planning is recognized by senior management and by citizens.. |
The increase in land administration capability at municipal level improves local governance (see fact sheet on Analysis of local governance). | Financial sustainability of municipal cadastral units (MCU). Improves subsidiarity by linking to the institutional chain of land administration systems and by the proximity of land administration services. Increases fair access to land administration services in both geographical and financial terms, and between the genders Increases efficiency by the use of municipal platforms and the reduction in the operational costs of land administration services. Increases transparency and improves accountability. Improves citizen participation in decision-making processes before and during the implementation of LAS. Increases the legal security of ownership and the perception of security of tenure of citizens. |