Tools and Mission Resources

The Washington Declaration Diagnostic Framework (WDDF) is a self-measurement tool for use by governments. It is designed to help artisanal diamond producing countries evaluate how their legal frameworks, policies, and practices regarding artisanal and small-scale diamond mining align with the goals of the Washington Declaration to improve and monitor their progress over time. Artisanal and…Read More

This guidebook is designed to enable development practitioners and policy makers to cultivate a deeper appreciation of carbon rights, the challenges associated with them, and their implications for REDD+ programming. Ultimately, the guidebook aims to assist practitioners to identify options for framing carbon rights in law that will yield positive outcomes for the environment and…Read More

This tool is designed to help USAID staff prioritize support for capacity-building of new or existing institutions that manage and disburse equitable, efficient, and effective REDD+ benefits. STRUCTURE OF THE TOOL PART I. INSTITUTIONAL MAPPING Part I is designed to assist the researcher to map REDD+ benefit sharing institutions, in order to build an understanding…Read More

LAND IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS for people throughout the world. This is particularly true for the rural and urban poor, for whom land may form the most significant part of their asset base. Land is also the foundation for a wide range of cultural and social identities. It is a cornerstone of…Read More

This manual sets out guidelines for the formalization of land rights in rural and peri-urban settings in Angola. The Draft Operations Manual: Land Rights Formalization in Rural and Peri-urban Settings is a comprehensive document that includes considerations for the selection of communities for formalization projects, guidelines for project management and implementation, a program for sensitization…Read More

Under the USAID Global Land Tenure II (GLT2) Lesson Learned: Property Rights and Natural Resource Management Task Orders, ARD has developed an impact assessment tool. This tool was crafted to assist USAID missions assess impact of land tenure and property rights (LTPR) interventions and derive important lessons that can inform future programming. Following a USAID…Read More

This report documents findings from a field assessment on land access of women and Other Disadvantaged Groups (ODGs) that was conducted in August–September of 2007. The field assessment involved interviews with women’s groups, men’s groups, traditional leaders (sobas), local administrators, representatives from the formal court in the pilot sites for the project, as well as…Read More

Conflict arises due to a complex set of variables coming together and reinforcing each other at multiple levels and at critical junctures of a country or region’s development. It leaves in its aftermath significant development and humanitarian challenges. USAID recognizes that conflict is an inherent and legitimate part of social and political life, and is…Read More