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Enhanced Prindex Application in Colombia: Assessment of Alternative Survey Instruments for Measuring Perceived Tenure Security for Land and Property Rights [External Event]

10 October 2023

Please join the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Land Alliance, and Prindex for a virtual webinar on Wednesday, October 11th, 10 – 11:30 am EDT, to discuss findings from an assessment of alternative survey instruments for measuring perceived tenure security.

United States Agency for International Development
Global Land Alliance
Prindex

Transforming Earth Observation (EO) Data into Building Infrastructure Data Sets for Disaster Risk Modeling

02 October 2023 - 09 October 2023

NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) has opened a new open, online, intermediate webinar series: Transforming Earth Observation (EO) Data into Building Infrastructure Data Sets for Disaster Risk Modeling. This three-part training, presented in English and Spanish, is open to the public and will cover the basics of natural hazard risk modeling and exposure development with a focus on fusing data from multiple datasets expressly for the purposes of risk assessment.  We will also present examples applying the techniques to applications related to flood risk assessment, climate adaptation, and earthquake modeling.

Responsible Scaling of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration: Balancing Tech & Governance Challenges

27 September 2023

Join us for a thought-provoking webinar that explores the challenges and future directions to scale Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration (FFPLA) based on on-the-ground experiences. FFPLA approaches are broadly recognized and applauded for being more affordable, faster and flexible (in terms of spatial identification) than conventional land administration methods.  

Land Portal Foundation
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Kadaster International

Copernicus Land User Event 2023- Urban applications

27 September 2023
Sparks Meeting
Rue Ravenstein 60
1000 Brussels
Belgium

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming second edition of the highly anticipated Copernicus Land User Event! Following the success and positive feedback received from last year's event, we couldn't be more excited to bring together industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts once again.

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service

Carbon markets and Indigenous lands: The importance of free, prior and informed consent

13 September 2023

While  talk of carbon markets has been prominent of late, offsetting using forest carbon has long been controversial. Carbon markets are trading systems through which countries, businesses, individuals or other entities buy or sell units of greenhouse gas emissions. A newly launched report by the Rainforest Foundation UK, looks at both sides of the coin. 

Ford Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility

Using spatial data tools to plan for urbanisation, climate-change and shifting economic conditions

13 September 2023

In this webinar we explore and discuss two multi-partner platforms that process large datasets and provide tools to support decision making in complex, dynamic urban and regional environments. What impacts are they trying to achieve? How do they enhance efforts to engage with the information so produced?

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Urban Knowledge Exchange

Amazon 2030 – Sustainability Issues in the World´s Largest Rainforests Region

03 September 2023 - 04 September 2023
Santarém
Brazil

The symposium "Amazon 2030- Sustainability Issues in the World´s Largest Rainforests Region" is being organised by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Programme (IUSDRP), the International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP), Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) and the Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), in collaboration with various organisations.