This report provides a land use planning framework for the Kavango Region of Namibia. It has been commissioned in order to assist in developing an approach to land use planning for the Okavango River Basin. In addition, the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement (MLR) in Namibia is starting to develop Regional Land Use Plans for the country. This Kavango land use planning framework provides experience and lessons to both initiatives. It is envisaged that the framework will support the production of one land use plan serving both the Needs of the Okavango River Basin and Namibia's Regional planning process.