Large-scale acquisition of land in the global South has received a great deal of interest in the last few years. Especially following the food crisis (2003-08), and stimulated by the growing demand for biofuels, pressure on land continues to increase. This course provides a multidisciplinary…
The 45th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45) will hold discussions on policy convergence on food security and nutrition in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, convene a Global Thematic Event on the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive…
FAO, Committee on World Food Security (CFS) , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Data Week 2018 (IDW 2018) will be held on 5-8 November 2018 in Gaborone, Botswana. Hosted by the Botswana Open Science and Open Data Forum, IDW 2018 will bring together data scientists, researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and data stewards from all disciplines…
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2018 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council will be held from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Monday, 16 July, to Wednesday,…
The Land Portal Foundation, Mokoro Ltd and Transparency International co-hosted an interactive webinar on sextortion in land governance and its implications on June 25th, 2018. The webinar featured an interactive discussion among expert panelists.
Sextortion is defined as the abuse of power to…
Transparency International, Mokoro, Land Portal Foundation
École d’Urbanisme de Paris 14-20 bd Newton Champs-sur-Marne France
Date: 10 juin 2018
Source: Foncier & Développement
8ème atelier du Réseau des jeunes chercheurs sur le foncier
Vendredi 15 juin 2018
École d’Urbanisme de Paris
Salle A-219
Bât. Bienvenüe, 14-20 bd Newton
77420 Champs-sur-Marne
contact : ateliersdufoncier.rjcf@gmail.com
Consulter le programme de…
Speakers
Anna Locke - Head of Programme, Agricultural Development and Policy, ODI
Chris Penrose-Buckley - Senior Advisor, Land Policy Lead, Department for International Development (DFID)
Lorenzo Cotula - Principal Researcher, Law and Sustainable Development, International Institute Environment…
" Strengthening Southern-driven cooperation as a catalyst for ICT4D "
About IFIP W.G 9.4
Officially designated as Working Group 9.4 of the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) the group has the following aims and scope.
Aims
To collect, exchange and disseminate experiences…
University of Oslo, University of Dar es Salaam, International Federation for Information Processing
Developing countries are facing irreversible urbanization trends with significant impact on the way land is accessed, used and managed.
The increased flow of knowledge, economic activities and information between urban and rural areas has blurred the lines of what is traditionally urban land and…
Global Land Tool Network, Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, Land Portal Foundation
Open Data principles and standards do not only make information more easy to find and accessible on the user-end, but are also critical for machines to be able to read and understand the information. The Land Portal Foundation is an online resource that directs users to the great variety of sources…
GODAN, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU, Land Portal Foundation
Register now! MOOC on Open Data Management in Agriculture, Nutrition and Land starting Oct 1st 2018
Calling all land enthusiasts! In collaboration with our colleagues at GODAN Action, we are excited to announce a new call for applications for the Open Data Management Online Course. The content of…
GODAN, Land Portal Foundation, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU
Un decenio para mejorar la vida de las agricultoras y agricultores familiares.
Presentación
La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas adoptó el 20 de diciembre de 2017 el Decenio para la Agricultura Familiar 2019-2028 con el objetivo de mejorar la situación de los agricultores y agricultoras…