Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Land Administration in Kosovo
Bengt ANDERSSON, Sweden
Presentation at
the Annual Meeting 2003 FIG Commission 7
Krakow, Poland,
17-23 September 2003
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Introduction
Kosovo Cadastre Support
Programme
Long-Term Objectives and
achievements
Future Development
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Background - Situation in Kosovo
Economic Transition
The process started in 1999 including the reconstruction of
the cadastral records
Active Discrimination
Removal of autonomy in 1989 followed by ten-year period of
active discrimination (laws, employment etc)
Weak Land Administration Sector
Prior 1999 defining and recording of property rights weak.
Law introduce Land Book but never implemented.
Conflict
Large-scale property damage, 300 000 homes destroyed.
Records including cadastral records removed
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
What is Land Administration?
…. All those processes concerned with determining,
recording, and disseminating information about the
tenure, value and use of land in support of land
management policies and sustainable development
We can see
…. Very wide definition
…. Not just cadastre and land registration
…. Cross-sector and multi-disciplinary
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Kosovo Cadastre Support Programme
Overall Objective
A well functioning real property and land market supporting democratic and
sustainable development and economic growth in Kosovo
3-Year Programme
Ending in October 2003
Funded by Sweden (Sida),
Norway, Switzerland and
Kosovo Consolidated Budget
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Kosovo Cadastre Support Programme
Responsibilities and Deliveries
Capacity and Organization for Cadastral
Activities
Reconstructed Cadastre Information into
Digital Form
Reformed Land Administration in Kosovo
Legal Framework
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Strategy for the Development
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Political support
Government Priorities
Preparations and right timing
Develop in light of present-day realities considering
historical and cultural heritage as well as modern
ideas and practice
• Based on user needs
• Cooperation and coordination
• Step-by-Step
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Future Policy and Legal Framework
• Land Administration Policy / Land Policies
• Comprehensive set of property laws for a well
functioning property and land market supporting
sustainable development and economical growth
• Land Code
• Modern Cadastre and Property Rights Laws
• Transfer of Possession Rights into Ownership Rights
• Appropriate Instructions and Guidelines developed
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Future
Kosovo Cadastre and Land Information System
Goal: Unified system for multipurpose use within the Land Administration Kosovowide in cooperation with the data providers and users. Stakeholder uses the basic data
in KCLIS together with their own data and contribute with data to the system.
Gradual data collection in a planned way.
Contents:
•Property Rights Register
•Land Cadastre
•Buildings and Apartments Register
•Address Register
•Land Use Register
•Property Value Register
•Utility Maps
Framework:
•Connectivity to external systems
•Exchange of data
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Future Cadastre Organisation
• One Organisation with KCA (central level) and
Local Registry Offices with
• Responsibilities and Competence Areas
Geodesy, Surveying, Cadastre, Property Rights
Registration, GIS, Spatial Data and Legal Framework
• Good Management and Cooperation with other
Stakeholders
• Skilled and Motivated Staff
• Certified Surveying Companies/Surveyors for
Cadastral Measurement
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Future Professional Education
• University Education for Professionals in Land
Administration in cooperation with European
Countries
• Parts of Education in Kosovo also available for
Professionals outside Kosovo, Land Management etc.
• Modernized Secondary School Education
Kosovo Cadastral Agency
Action Plan- KCA Comprehensive
Development Plan
Institutional Strengthening Programme
Cadastral Maintenance Programme
KCLIS Development Programme
Geographic Information/Spatial Data Infrastructure
Development Programme
Professional Development Programme