Are post-tsunami policies, regulations and plans governing coastal land management and use working in reality?
In the tsunami’s aftermath, several governmental organizations, together with NGOs, academic institutes, local administrative organizations as well as local communities collaborated to set up post-tsunami policies, regulations and plans governing coastal land management and use. The Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (2005) concluded the land reform efforts. A serious problem for landowners who were victims of the tsunami was the loss of their land title documents. The Department of Lands provided assistance by resurveying and remeasuring the concerned parcels of land and re-issued documents to replace lost papers. The Land Development Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives surveyed the land, developed a map and studied and established guidelines on changes in land use in affected areas. In addition, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning implemented a project to establish guidelines in developing aff
