HGI Land Portion #230
Areas of Recommendation In order to document the vision that the Government and citizens of Nauru will require, to be able to fully implement the Higher Ground Initiative, a series of design and development deliverables were required that would record existing conditions and describe the corresponding design of various urban, infrastructure, and architectural elements, as well as provide the policy recommendations necessary to guide a successful implementation. Prior to the project, Nauru had insufficient mapping of the existing conditions of its developable land and was in need of improved documentation of the current conditions, in addition to its need for master planning for all aspects of the vision of HGI including community structure, connectivity means, public realm amenities, and architectural morphology, all of which are offered within this body of work. Nonetheless the complete refinement of plans and related regulations should be conducted in engagement and consultation, not only with vested stakeholders but with the broader Nauruan community as a whole, to ensure that the established vision is reflective of a future representing the desires and well-being of the entire Republic of Nauru. As has been noted, while key stakeholder engagement was possible during facilitation of the project timeline, broader consultation will be necessary in future phases, in order to fully meet this objective.
land management system that supports social, economic and private sector development is imperative for Nauru to meet the mandate established by the Higher Ground Initiative. It is important that this system be embedded within community practice, and socially legitimated, in order to remain up to date, to address and reduce land conflicts, and to ultimately promote land productivity and Government service provision. As part of future phases, there remains the need for development of a policy framework for land conveyancing, to facilitate a functioning land market that will allow the HGI vision to be fully implemented; as with the master plan, this framework should be broadly consulted, with clear recognition of custom as well as the existing legal environment.
Ongoing land tenure and administration support will also be necessary, to fully underpin the master plan and enable future conveyancing, regulation, and socially and environmentally sustainable and safeguarded detailed land use planning. Land use planning to date has been constrained by challenges of institutional capacity, legislative limitations, and insufficient integration with and recognition by traditional land tenure arrangements. However, a transparent and fair
METROCOLOGY
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REPUBLIC OF NAURU
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