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spatial data tools to plan for urbanisation, climate-change and shifting economic conditions
14 September 2023
Southern Africa
South Africa

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?

Organizers: 
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Urban Knowledge Exchange
28 September 2023

Location

Sparks Meeting
Rue Ravenstein 60
1000 Brussels , Brussels
Belgium
Brussels BE
Denmark
Global

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.

Organizers: 
Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
Utilizing Emerging Technology to Streamline Good Land Governance
16 December 2021
Rwanda
Zambia
Liberia
Global
Inefficient and inaccurate land registry systems, lack of standardization and transparency, and loss of paperwork remain common challenges to good land governance around the world.
Organizers: 
Land Portal Foundation
Medici Land Governance
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Global Land Forum
21 May 2022 to 26 May 2022

Location

Jordan
JO
Jordan
At the intersection of Asia, Europe and Africa, Jordan is often described as an ‘oasis of stability’ in the region. Despite its small size, it boasts a rich history of empires and civilizations that have made it the country it is today.
Organizers: 
International Land Coalition
Government of Jordan
SEEDS Jordan
European Union
16 February 2021

Location

Online
XX
Western Asia
Global

Download the summary report of this webinar here


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

Organizers: 
Land Portal Foundation
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Global Land Tool Network
SDG 11 and Adequate housing: Shared experience of Europe and the Global South
9 December 2020

Location

Online
United States
US
Global

The webinar “SDG 11 and Adequate Housing: Shared experiences of Europe and the Global South” is organized within the framework of 

Organizers: 
Solid Ground
Habitat for Humanity Romania
Informal settlements and access to data in the time of COVID: a case for sharing data for decision making
22 October 2020

Location

Online
United States
US
South Africa
Global

 

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. 

 

 

Organizers: 
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Land Portal Foundation
Inviting ideas under Equal Cities Challenge
1 May 2020 to 17 May 2020
India

The first casualty of any crisis – from Covid-19 to Climate change – are the poor and marginalized. Beyond first response, we need to radically reimagine our cities, reshape our communities for resilience and ready our at-risk populations for the future.

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8 February 2020 to 13 February 2020

Location

Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
AE
Global

The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum is a high level, open and inclusive platform for addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanization.

Organizers: 
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
First International Forum on Urban-Rural Linkages
10 November 2019 to 14 November 2019

Location

Lishui
China
CN
China
Global

First International Forum on Urban-Rural Linkages: “Rural revitalization through innovation and valorization”

Organizers: 
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Second edition of the International Leaders in Urban Governance Programme for African Countries
26 August 2019 to 30 August 2019

Location

Singapore
SG
Africa

The 5-day long urban governance programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of decision-makers in the area of urban management and planning for sustainable urbanization, and develop skills and know-how in local finance, housing, urban planning and land management, mobility and urban sustainability.  

Organizers: 
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Shelter Academy 2019
2 September 2019 to 6 September 2019

Location

Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Netherlands
NL
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Global

The Shelter Academy is a week-long capacity building programme that will equip participants with the knowledge, skills and know-how to respond to urban challenges related to climate change in their cities.

Target Group: Mayors, decision-makers, senior managers, and senior government officials are invited to apply. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Organizers: 
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

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Cadasta Foundation is dedicated to the support, continued development and growth of the Cadasta Platform – an innovative, open source suite of tools for the collection and management of ownership, occupancy, and spatial data that meets the unique challenges of this process in much of the world.

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