NEWS: Introducing the State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex)
GIZ Knowledge Exchange Workshop 2024 in Senegal Took a Deep Dive on Anchoring Practitioners’ Experience in Responsible Land Governance Systems
As part of its efforts to promote secure land tenure in Africa, three Programmes of German Development Cooperation joined hands and brought together 120 land experts from 17 countries to discuss Responsible Land Governance Systems in Somone, Senegal on 7-11 October 2024. This was the second such workshop after the Knowledge Exchange Workshop in June 2022 in Uganda, entitled "Secure Land Rights – Learning, Collaboration and Practice", and was intended to deepen exchanges as well as share lessons learned.
2nd GIZ Knowledge Exchange Workshop (KEW)
Best practices around five thematic communities of practice were highlighted in Knowledge Streams, including cross-cutting themes such as climate resilience, gender inclusivity, and digitalization. The workshop included field excursions, presentations, exchange sessions, and discussions on mainstreaming practitioners' experiences into policy frameworks, thus fostering a strong international network for knowledge sharing and collaborative action.
The results are summarized in this communiqué in English.
Global Land Agenda Welcome Note
A welcome note for those new to the Global Land Agenda.
Global Land Agenda: Framework for Action (F4A)
Executive Summary
Tenure security is a critical foundation for human development, for prosperity, and the health and sustainability of our planet. Tenure security and good land governance protects the rights of land users and facilitates a long-term relationship with land that enables sustainable land use and sustained investment in land. It promotes peace, stability and inclusive growth; it protects the poor and empowers women and marginalized groups such as indigenous peoples and local communities; it helps protect nature and allows for a healthy planet.
NEWS: Land Portal welcomes 2024 World Bank Land Conference materials into the Land Library
December 3, 2024 — At the Land Portal, we are committed to advancing the accessibility and long-term sustainability of knowledge on land governance. The World Bank Land Conference is one of the premier venues for knowledge exchange on land, and we were thrilled when the organizers requested our support in making the 2024 conference session materials available to the public in our Land Library, which now hosts over 73,000 publications on land governance.
African Land and Environment Digest October-November 2024
Knowledgebase.land compiles a bimonthly news round up focusing on African land related news. The articles reviewed below are a taster of what you can access via the website. We provide a selection of carefully curated links to a wide range of publications reporting on the important issues of the day. In this issue we focus on continental developments as well as links to key news stories from South Africa and Namibia.
Climate-driven losses to knowledge systems and cultural heritage: A literature review exploring the impacts on Indigenous and local cultures
Anthropogenic climate change is leading to widespread losses around the world.