Participatory and Integrated Land Use Planning (PILUP) II
In Ethiopia, 78% of the population lives in rural areas, but rapid urban growth (4.7% annually) and high population growth (2.6% in 2019) are driving unregulated settlement expansion. The government’s goal of becoming a middle-income country and its promotion of agricultural investment are intensifying the competition for land areas. However, there is limited consideration of local populations, the private sector, civil society, and vulnerable groups due to ineffective participatory mechanisms beyond the local level.
Additionally, there’s a lack of competence in defining transparent, human rights-compliant rules for integrated land use planning (ILUP), inadequate technical capacities in national and regional authorities, and insufficient training in spatial planning. The Participatory and Integrated Land Use Planning project, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ, aims to improve institutional and regulatory frameworks for ILUP. Dorsch Impact is responsible for strengthening public authority capacities to apply human rights-compliant planning and for improving training and education opportunities in ILUP at various professional levels.
Disciplines
- Agriculture and Irrigation
- Governance, Peace and Social Cohesion
- Skills and Economic Development
- Sustainable Natural Resources Management
Companies
Dorsch Impact GmbH
Client
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Duration
From 2022 to 2024
Location
Ethiopia
Project Activities
Work package 1: Aims to strengthen the legal, regulatory, and institutional roles of national and regional authorities involved in ILUP through the training of the staff of the new ILUP institution and the regions on ILUP principles, procedures, and instruments, as well as carrying out ex post training effectiveness assessments and identify additional training needs.
Work package 2: Aims to enable regional authorities and other stakeholders to carry out ILUP procedures in ILUP hotspots in a participatory and cross-sectoral manner, through awareness-raising activities, the creation of a regional ILUP steering bodies, the establishment of a representative and human rights-compliant participation mechanism in the PILUP negotiation and decision-making processes including special provisions for vulnerable and traditionally underrepresented interest groups; the establishment of bodies to review compliance of development projects with integrated spatial plans; the training for staff in regional authorities on ILUP methodology, data management, GIS, analysis of (spatial) data and creation of thematic maps and the training of other participants on participatory mechanisms.
Work package 3: aims to improve the education and training of professional land use planners regarding intersectoral coordinated spatial planning through the development of a new university curriculum with a partner university; the development of new modules on ILUP for and with selected vocational training institutes; the design and implementation of specific short-term training for employees of the state administration and private companies and organisations, in particular using e-learning; and through the financing of scholarships for graduates or trainees.
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
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