En un seminario web que invitó a la reflexión, moderado por Nolundi Luwaya, director del Centro de Investigación sobre Tierras y Responsabilidad de la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo, expertos de toda África se reunieron para desentrañar las complejidades del papel de las autoridades tradicionales en la gobernanza de las inversiones basadas en la tierra. Este evento sacó a la luz los desafíos y estrategias únicos empleados por las autoridades tradicionales en la gestión de inversiones basadas en tierras.
El objetivo de este seminario web es capacitar a investigadores y profesionales de toda África para que comprendan mejor los enfoques sostenibles de la gobernanza de los datos sobre la tierra. El seminario destacará la importancia de una buena gobernanza de los datos sobre la tierra para mejorar los derechos de propiedad y permitir unos servicios gubernamentales más eficientes.
Organizers:
Land Portal Foundation
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
The Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa
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