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)
6 - 10 Apr 2025
FIG Working Week 2025
FIG and Geospatial Council of Australia have the honour to invite you to the FIG Working Week 2025/Locate25 being held from 6-10 April 2025 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Australia.
Conference days: 7-9 April 2025
FIG General Assembly: 6 and 10 April 2025
Pre-events/tours: 4-5 April 2025
5 - 8 May 2025
World Bank Land Conference 2025
Theme: ‘Securing Land Tenure and Access for Climate Action: Moving from Awareness to Action.’
Building on the momentum from the 2024 Land Conference, which highlighted the land sector’s relevance to climate change, the 2025 World Bank Land Conference aims to move from awareness to action by highlighting effective strategies for securing land tenure and access and to scale up land sector initiatives, investments, and policy reforms in support of climate change mitigation and adaption.
In-person registration is now closed.
New EOIs for online attendance can be submitted. All new applications will go through a screening process, if your EOI is approved – you will receive a registration confirmation email.
28 May 2025
Webinar: Leveraging Religious Norms to Strengthen Women’s Land Rights: Lessons from Work in the Somali Cluster and Ethiopia
There is strong recognition globally of the imperative for strengthening gender-equal rights to land, housing, property, territory, and natural resources.
However, women and girls often face distinct challenges to realizing their rights to land and natural resources due to strong patriarchal norms, often embedded within religious and cultural practices.
This webinar will:
1. Explore recent efforts to address the gender disparities in WLR that result from discriminatory religious norms;
2. Showcase approaches to engaging with religious leaders to strengthen WLR in line with religious traditions;
3. Engage participants in sharing perspectives on how to leverage religious norms to strengthen rather than hinder WLR; and
4. Seek to contribute to an understanding of good practices and potential next steps for leveraging religious norms to strengthen WLR.
Session in English, Arabic translation