On the 24th of June 2025, PARI’s Land Governance Programme Researcher Daniel Sher presented the Draft Guidelines on how municipalities should unlock land for a just transition, at the Q4 2024/25 Meeting Nkangala District Municipality Climate Change Forum. The presentation raised awareness of District and Local Municipalities about the importance of land in the Just Transition in South Africa.
Validation Meeting for Guidelines | Unlocking Land for a Just Transition
PARI is working with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), to develop guidelines for municipalities to unlock land for a just transition.
On the 3rd of July, PARI, SALGA, IIED, and CCSI held a successful validation event in Mbombela. The meeting which brought together actors from provincial, district and local municipalities in Mpumalanga focused on the presentation of Draft Guidelines for Municipalities to Unlock Land for a Just Transition. The participants who appreciated the Draft offered valuable feedback which will be incorporated in the final guidelines.
