Samoa: Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III
The proposed TA will directly respond to key outcome 5 of the Strategy for the Development of Samoa(SDS) 2012-2016 which focuses on improving the enabling environment for business development. One of the strategic areas identified under this outcome is raising the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service to support the private sector and the community. ADB's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2008-2012 supports SDS 2012-2016 by targeting (i) improved delivery of public services including the removal of infrastructure constraints and (ii) promotion of private sector development which directly links to key outcome 5 of the SDS
Project Details
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Project Officer
Singh, Shiu Raj
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Samoa -
Modality
- Technical Assistance
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Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III | ||||||||||||
| Project Number | 46512-001 | ||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Samoa |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||||
| Description | |||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed TA will directly respond to key outcome 5 of the Strategy for the Development of Samoa(SDS) 2012-2016 which focuses on improving the enabling environment for business development. One of the strategic areas identified under this outcome is raising the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service to support the private sector and the community. ADB's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2008-2012 supports SDS 2012-2016 by targeting (i) improved delivery of public services including the removal of infrastructure constraints and (ii) promotion of private sector development which directly links to key outcome 5 of the SDS | ||||||||||||
| Impact | Improved access to credit for business investment | ||||||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Use of customary land as collateral and organization of customary landowners into legal entities |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The Legal Working Group (LWG) has met regularly and considered the proposed institutional framework that will allow (i) the use of leasehold as collateral and (ii) enable commercial banks to use those leasehold as collateral. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Establishment of inclusive and consultative process for developing customary land policy 2. Customary Land Security bill 3. Registration process to formalize landowning groups |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Legal Reform progress (i) The AGO have produced draft of amendments to the LTRA 2008 and the ACLA 1965 as per drafting instructions developed by the project team. These drafting instructions will be amended if required as a result of any new issues raised during consultations. (ii) Aside from any changes to proposed reforms that may arise from the ongoing analyses of feedback from consultations, work on legislative reforms are substantially complete. (iii) Proposed legislative changes were submitted to Parliament before the end of 2017. The TA closed on 31 December 2017 and is awaiting financial closure. (iv) Protecting the rights of the customary landowners of leased customary lands has been a key focus of the legal work of the TA, and of the legislative reforms which the TA has assisted to scope, develop and draft. Consultations progress (i) All planned community consultations have been held. There were radio talk back shows and TV programs to increase awareness of the community consultations being held where issues could be discussed in greater detail. (ii) A final report on consultations undertaken is being considered by government. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | This phase builds upon the work undertaken under phases I & II. Stakeholder consultations under phases I & II were the basis for the design of this last phase. |
| During Project Implementation | During project implementation, ADB will undertake review missions to consult with the major stakeholders progress of the TA. The review missions will discuss progress and the issues faced during implementation and ways to resolve those issues. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Consulting Services will support the outputs of the TA and include individual consultants: i) Program Coordinator (national, 10 person-months); ii) Legal Specialist (international, 8 person-months); and iii) Legal Specialist (national, 4 person-months). Under additional finance: Engage independent experts to design and implement a consultation/ communication strategy and review foreclosure issues: (i) A Consultation Design Specialist (3 person-months) which will cost $40,000. (ii) Banking Specialist (International; 3 person-months) which will cost $40,000. (iii) Consultation Facilitation Specialist (6 person-months) which will cost $50,000. Other additional costs include $10,000 for reports and consultation materials; $5,000 for training seminars and workshops; and $5,000 for miscellaneous and administration cost. |
| Procurement | Financed by ADB TASF V - US$400,000 Additional finance by ADB TASF V - US$150,000 |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Singh, Shiu Raj |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Pacific Subregional Office in Suva, Fiji |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Government of Samoa Private Bag, Apia, Samoa |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 11 Jul 2013 |
| Fact Finding | 23 Jul 2013 to 26 Jul 2013 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 10 Oct 2013 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 21 Mar 2018 |
TA 8481-SAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 10 Oct 2013 | 29 Oct 2013 | 29 Oct 2013 | 31 Dec 2016 | 31 Dec 2017 | 17 Jul 2018 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 650,000.00 | 0.00 | 80,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 730,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 569,410.20 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Aug 2018 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Final Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report | Consultants' Reports | Dec 2017 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Technical Assistance Consultant's Report | Consultants' Reports | Dec 2017 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Inception Report (December 2016) | Consultants' Reports | Dec 2016 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Communications & Consultation Strategy - Final Report | Consultants' Reports | Aug 2016 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Inception Report (May/June 2014) | Consultants' Reports | Jun 2014 |
| Promoting Economic Use of Customary Land, Phase III: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2013 |
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