27 - 29 Feb 2024
FELA Workshop in Nepal
A three-day workshop on ‘Effective Land Administration in Nepal: Navigating Governance, Legal, and Financial Pathways within the Climate Change – Land Nexus’ is being organized as a collaborative effort of the Land Management Training Center of Government of Nepal, UN-Habitat, the Global Land Tool Network, and Kadaster International from 27 February 2024 to 29 February 2024 at the Land Management Training Center in Dhulikhel, Nepal.
This workshop aims to enhance the existing strengths and achievements in Nepal’s land administration. It will focus on exploring governance, legal, and financial pathways, with a particular emphasis on the nexus of climate change and land. The key areas of attention include securing land tenure, improving land use, and promoting climate action. Furthermore, the workshop will facilitate the capacity building of stakeholders and land administration staff and to instigate policy support in the sector of land management.
Participation in the workshop is anticipated from esteemed organizations, including the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, the relevant provincial land related ministry, academic/training institutions, as well as NGOs/ CBOs actively engaged in the land management sector.
23 - 27 Feb 2024
Asia Pacific regional workshop on Land Dispute Management and Land Conflict Monitoring
GLTN, through the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), is organizing a 5-day workshop on Land Conflict Monitoring and Land Dispute Management from 23 – 27 February 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The event will be divided into two thematic tracks:
a. Land Dispute Management Track: 23rd – 25th February 2024
b. Land Conflict Monitoring Track: 26th – 27th February 2024
24 - 26 Sep 2024
Joint International Conference on Geoinformation
A joint international conference on geoinformation will be held 24-26 September 2024 in Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The joint conference comprises of the following:
1. FIG Commission 5 Annual Meeting
2. FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting
3. FIG Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) & 3D Land Administration (LA)
4. UN Habitat Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM)
5. Geoinformation Week 2024
6. Pre-conference Tutorial (23rd Sept) & Exhibition
The joint conference will feature technical sessions, pre-conference tutorials, exhibitions, and technical & social visits. You are cordially invited to share your recent works and experiences with others by presenting your technical papers.
All geoinformation related professionals, researchers, and students are encouraged to present and share their works at the upcoming international conference.
Call for Papers
This 5-in-1 conference encourages paper submissions in various aspects of geospatial domains especially within the scope of LADM, 3D Land Administration, FIG Commission 7 – UN-GGIM Framework for Effective Land Administration (FELA), Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA), Women’s Access to Land (and administration), FIG Commission 5 – Standards, Quality Assurance and Calibration, 3D Reference Frames, Vertical Reference Frames, GNSS, Multi-Sensor-Systems, Cost Effective Positioning, Land administration Education, Digitally Integrated Land Administration (tenure) and Management (land use planning), Comparative Land Administration (and the future of the Cadastral Template).
The conference also covers Geomatics, Cadaster, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Real Estate, Valuation Information, Spatial Planning, 3D City Modelling, Digital Twins, Geospatial Science & Artificial Intelligence (AI). Other related disciplines within geospatial domain including Mapping Sciences, Hydrography, and Oceanography are also encouraged.
29 - 30 May 2024
Arab Land Initiative reference group meeting
The meeting will aim at consolidating the priorities and planning the work of the Arab Land Initiative, in accordance with the regional and countries priorities and with the activities to be conducted during the Phase 2 of the BMZ-funded Arab Land Programme.
12 Jun 2025
First meeting of the Global Coalition for Social Justice
The Forum will mark a key moment for the Global Coalition for Social Justice, bringing together more than 370 partners, including governments, workers' and employers' organizations, development banks, NGOs, and academic institutions.
Since its launch in 2023, the Coalition has quickly become a dynamic platform for collective action to generate concrete impact on the ground.
3 - 5 Jul 2025
IOS Fair Transitions LANDac conference & summit
Building on the successful collaboration in last year’s Annual Conference, the IoS Fair Transitions Platform (UU) and LANDac are pleased to host a second joint Conference, which will have a somewhat different set-up from what you are used to and end with a Summit. We have made the selection for the panel sessions and round tables for the first two days. Building on your input, we will conclude on the last day with an experiment of democracy – a more-than human Summit. There will be limited hybrid options for participation in the Conference and the Summit.
4 - 8 Nov 2024
World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12)
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization.
WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.
The first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since.
3 - 13 Dec 2024
UNCCD COP16
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was established in 1994 to protect and restore our land and ensure a safer, just, and more sustainable future.
The UNCCD is the only legally binding framework set up to address desertification and the effects of drought. There are 197 Parties to the Convention, including 196 country Parties and the European Union.
The Convention – based on the principles of participation, partnership and decentralization – is a multilateral commitment to mitigate the impact of land degradation, and protect our land so we can provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people.
9 - 11 Dec 2024
Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All
UN-Habitat established the first universal forum on adequate housing. Context: Member States gathering at the United Nations Habitat Assembly, recognised critical elements needed for achieving universal access to adequate housing and made a resounding commitment to address urban poverty, homelessness, informality, and inadequate housing as outlined in the “Adequate Housing for All” resolution (UNHA Resolution 2/7).
The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All will have tenure security on the agenda and possibly land use management.
Registration deadline is 29 November 2024 at 2:00 PM
18 - 20 Feb 2025
Third Arab Land Conference
This Conference is organized by the Ministry of National Territory and Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy, UN-Habitat, and GLTN’s Arab Land Initiative, in partnership with the League of Arab States, UNESCWA, UNECA, the World Bank, BMZ, the Netherlands’ RVO, and Moroccan land sector stakeholders.
The conference seeks to advance good land governance for the achievement of social, economic, environmental and peace dividends in the Arab region. It aims at sharing knowledge on good practices and innovations, developing the capacities, and promoting collaboration and coordination among land stakeholders. It offers a platform to discuss country experiences, present new research, direct and inform investments and foster high level commitment to improve the land sector.
The hybrid conference will draw participation from ministerial and government delegations, land professionals, the civil society, academia, the private sector and international organisations with simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Arabic planned for all sessions.
The first conference was held in 2018 (Dubai/UAE) and the second conference in 2021 (Cairo/Egypt)