The 2015 Global Landscapes Forum is the leading platform for bringing together individuals and organizations that have an impact on land use. The event is expected to be the largest meeting on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP21.
On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day.
The theme, “recovery from disaster,” reflects New Zealand’s experience recovering from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
On October 27, 2015, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, USAID, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Landesa will host a panel event to discuss the intersection of women's empowerment, land rights and food security at IFPRI's headquarters at 2033 K St NW, Washington, DC. The panel event is open to the public and will be streamed live online.
The 2015 GLTN Partners’ Meeting happens at a strategic time in the life of the GLTN Network. The implementation of the GLTN Phase 2 project, running from 2012 to 2017, has reached its mid-term, country level engagement is well underway, global negotiations are ongoing for the sustainable Development Goals, and preparation for Habitat III including defining the New Urban Agenda are ongoing.
Launch of OpenLandContracts.org
October 7, 2015, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Columbia Law School
Jerome Greene Hall, 7th Floor, Case Lounge
The World Bank is pleased to announce the 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty from March 14 to 18, 2016 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. The conference theme will be: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance.
What Works and New Frontiers
2015 AgLaw Colloquium – Current Issues of Agricultural Law in a Global Perspective
Conference organised by the Agricultural Law area
Scientific Directors:
M. Alabrese, M. Brunori, S. Rolandi, A. Saba
From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling Up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights
Opportunities • Priorities • Action
SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1, 2015
Bern Kursaal • Kornhausstrasse 3 • Bern, Switzerland
Program
Matching the level of ambition of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals with adequate means of implementation – including financing – will be the lynchpin of success in future development efforts.
