The Digitization of Land Records: A Panacea for Land Conflicts?
Access to land is a critical factor for economic growth and poverty reduction. For government, industry, and citizens to be able to use this asset effectively and to minimize land conflicts, it is important to have access to reliable land and property records.
IGAD Regional Women's Land Rights Conference
Even though women are the primary users of agricultural land in most African communities, the system of patriarchy which dominates social organization has tended to discriminate against women when it comes to ownership and control of land resources.
Second Arab Land Conference 2021
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt was pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference, organized under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities.
FIG Working Week 2021
The fact that the Working Week has been transformed to take place virtually brings in new opportunities. This special e-Working Week will be accessible from all over the world, allowing the whole FIG Community with over 250.000 members from 120 countries to join in the event.
The Role of Open Data in the Fight against Land Corruption
8th GLTN Partners Meeting 2020
The 2020 GLTN Partners’ Meeting happens at a vulnerable and critical time in the recent human history. The global pandemic has posed tremendous challenges on governments, even more so in developing countries.
Webinar: The State of Land Information in South Africa
The State of Land Information in South Africa
Webinar - Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and Its Application at the Country Level
Land consolidation is a well-proven land management instrument, which has traditionally been used for agricultural development with a main objective of reducing land fragmentation and increasing holding and farm sizes. Some European countries have a land consolidation tradition that goes back a hundred years or more. It is also widespread in particular in countries in Asia but also in Africa.
Putting Data into Action Workshop Going Virtual!
Data use across the land sector remains limited by a lack of openness, limited clarity about responsible data sharing, and disconnected data silos, serving particular communities and ignoring the needs of others.
Webinar: Building a Land Information Ecosystem in India
Join us for a webinar:
Building a Land Information Ecosystem in India
Date: Thursday, February 20th, 2020
Time: 14:00-15:30 / 9:00-10:30 CET
4th India Land and Development Conference (ILDC 2020)
The fourth edition of the India Land and Development Conference took place from 2-4 March, 2020, in New Delhi, India, and provided platforms for enriching and interdisciplinary conversations on how Institutions, Innovations and Information matter for influencing and impacting land governance.