When our global community unites, the energy is unstoppable. That’s why FIG and the local organisers, NSPS, are thrilled to invite you for the FIG Working Week 2023. Look forward to an exciting week-long conference that brings the international community of surveying and spatial professionals together to experience a mix of interesting technical sessions and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and social functions. 

Evidence shows that very little land data is open to the public. This second Whose Land? webinar focused on the opportunities and constraints of civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities in advocating for more open land data and in harnessing its power for improved land governance. 

To share the Global Data Barometer results, this webinar discussed the main findings and observations with some key stakeholders and the entire data community. This event  also showcase the organizations that have supported this endeavor.

Over the last three years the Land Portal Foundation has collaborated with Global Data Barometer  and Open Data Charter to embed land issues within key open data activities.

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.

Masterclass 10 (16:30-18:00)

Download the summary report of this webinar here

This webinar was organized in the frame of the 2nd Arab Land Conference.

Partners Event on coordinating a Covid-19 response while monitoring the effect on governance of tenure and determining how to build back better

The spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and other countries in the region has again brought to the fore the fact that very dense, under-serviced, mostly informal, settlements are not healthy places to live. They are also places where the spread of a disease is difficult to prevent or manage.