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Land Professionals in the Arab region: roles, capacities and contribution to land governance and land tenure security

FIG Working Week 2024 – Call for Papers

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Achievements of the Arab Land Initiative (2018-2022)

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Job Vacancy-Research Consultant

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Sustainable urbanization for sustaining peace in the Arab Region

2 months ago

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DEVELOPING LAND GOVERNANCE CAPACITIES IN THE ARAB REGION

2 months ago

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VACANCY: ILC EMENA REGIONAL COORDINATOR

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Events • Featured • News

Financing Informal Area Upgrading through Land Value Capture

4 months ago

Events • Featured

Integrating Land Tenure Into Restoration Initiatives

4 months ago

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New training video on Women, Land and Peace

5 months ago

News • Publications

Land Professionals in the Arab region: roles, capacities and contribution to land governance and land tenure security

5 months ago

News

Join us! – the Arab Land Initiative, progress and way forward

5 months ago

Featured • News

Evaluation of the Arab region programme on good land governance

6 months ago

Featured • News • Publications

Land, Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development in the Arab Region. Evidence-based perspectives

7 months ago

Events • Featured • News

Statement of correction about false news circulating on social media

7 months ago

Featured • News • Publications

Land Matters-World Bank Publication

8 months ago

Events

UN-Habitat and the National Commission for Lebanese Women launch the National Implementation of the Women and Land Campaign in Lebanon

9 months ago

Events

Roundtable discussion on land administration and land rights peace and development in Libya, 30 November – 1 December 2022, Tripoli, Libya

10 months ago

Events

Land Governance Course at Dohuk University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

11 months ago

Events

Join online the Session on : “Securing women’s interests in land in the aftermath of conflict”

11 months ago

Events

UN-Habitat / GLTN at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

12 months ago

Events

Course on – HLP Rights and Conflict-Sensitive Land Governance for Peacebuilding

September 22, 2022

Events

Press Release: Launch of the Women and Land Campaign in Tunisia and Libya

September 9, 2022

Events • Publications

Beirut Land Dialogues: Pathways Towards Recovering the Social Value of Urban Land

August 23, 2022

Events

Course – HLP Rights and Conflict-Sensitive Land Governance for Peacebuilding – Arab region

July 25, 2022

Events

Arab Land Initiative – Reference Group Meeting Reviewing the progress made and paving the way forward

July 13, 2022

Events

THE GLOBAL LAND FORUM 21st to 26th MAY 2022, JORDAN

May 19, 2022

Events

Land is central to achieve sustainable cities and communities

April 17, 2022

Events

On International Women’s Day stand up for women’s housing, land and property rights!

March 8, 2022

Events

3rd International Conference on Smart Cities and Sustainable Planning

February 27, 2022

Events

Call for Reading – Special Issue “Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration-Providing Secure Land Rights at Scale”

February 6, 2022

Events

Twinning Arrangements – Beirut Land Dialogues: Session Four

January 25, 2022

Events

Call for Participation First Training on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration hands-on tools and techniques for mapping and information management

January 4, 2022

Events

Curricula on Land Governance in The Arab Region Workshop

October 26, 2021

Events

Twinning Arrangements for Exchange of Knowledge, Experiences and Networking in Land Governance

September 30, 2021

Events

Knowledge exchange event on the Role and Capacity of Land Professionals in the Arab States

September 10, 2021

Events

Expert Group Meeting on Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration System in the Arab region

September 10, 2021

Events • Webinar

Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Housing, Land and Property (HLP) in Palestine

September 8, 2021

Events

3rd International Conference & Exhibition Advanced Geospatial Science & Technology (TeanGeo 2021)

September 1, 2021

Events

Training on land governance, women empowerment and socioeconomic development (Erbil, Iraq)

August 23, 2021

Events

Training Event on “Gender, Land Rights and Socioeconomic Development of Women in Palestine”

August 17, 2021

Events

Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring Land Governance and Tenure Security in the Arab region

August 17, 2021

Events

Online Training on Monitoring Land Governance and Land Tenure Security in the Arab Region

August 17, 2021

Events

Expression of Interest for participation in the Expert Group Meeting on Housing, Land and Property Rights in Palestine

July 15, 2021

Events

Roundtable: Addressing land administration and land rights challenges to pave the ground for peace and stability in Libya

July 12, 2021

Events

Expert Group Meeting: Land Monitoring and Reporting on National, Regional and Global Commitments

July 12, 2021

Events

STDM Training: Mapping HLP Rights of Displaced People

June 22, 2021

Events

Land and Conflict in the Arab Region: Online Expert Group Meeting

March 9, 2021

Achievements of the Arab Land Initiative (2018-2022)

3 weeks ago

Featured • News • Publications

Sustainable urbanization for sustaining peace in the Arab Region

2 months ago

Featured • News • Publications

DEVELOPING LAND GOVERNANCE CAPACITIES IN THE ARAB REGION

2 months ago

News • Publications

Land Professionals in the Arab region: roles, capacities and contribution to land governance and land tenure security

5 months ago

Featured • News • Publications

Land, Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development in the Arab Region. Evidence-based perspectives

7 months ago

Featured • News • Publications

Land Matters-World Bank Publication

8 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Impact de la bonne gouvernance foncière sur la prévention des conflits tribaux (French)

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Land as a cash machine

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

La spoliation foncière dans les médias au Maroc (French)

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Traumatisme des projets de redéveloppement urbain (French)

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Socio-economic relations in markets: The state of the Souika market (Arabic)

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Feasibility of market value as criterion for fair compensation: Expropriation in ancient Cairo (Arabic)

9 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Eviction policies and their impact on the city: The Maspero triangle as a case study (Arabic)

10 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Policy and regulatory constraints to good land governance in Upper Egypt: The case study of Aswan–New Aswan

10 months ago

Publications • Research papers

The land before lines: Social unrest and modern land management in former tribal territories

10 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Towards a spatial polycentric approach for sustainable land administration in Syria: Social and economic recovery and post-conflict reconstruction strategies

10 months ago

Publications

Land governance, natural resources, and climate change in the Arab region

10 months ago

Publications

Launch of the report “Land, Natural Resources and Climate Change in the Arab Region” at COP27

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Self-organized communities, urban governance and the city: Lessons learned from Muscat, Oman

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Planning for forced displacement in chronic conflict zones between temporary camps and permanent settlements? The case of Kurdistan region of Iraq

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Egyptian slums and land conflict: Pre- and post-slums eviction and relocation land governance challenges

11 months ago

Publications

The United Nations Secretary General Guidance Note on Land and Conflict: A case study of Syrian Arab Republic

11 months ago

Publications

Legislative and Administrative Land and Property Rights Framework Lebanon

11 months ago

Publications

Assessment of the Land Sector in Lebanon: Background paper

11 months ago

Publications

Land and Conflict: Interstate war lives on in the soil, threatening lives and livelihoods

11 months ago

Publications

Land and Climate Change: Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Enhancing accountability and transparency of public land governance through open access tools like Geoportal

11 months ago

Publications

New report on Land Degradation and Conflict: Case studies from Sudan, Jordan and Niger

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Land use, land cover changes and the link with groundwater

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Land as a Cash Machine: The case of Lebanon

11 months ago

Publications • Research papers

Review of recent events in Lebanon (2011–2020) and their effect on land degradation

11 months ago

Publications

Risk Analysis for Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Rights: Technical Guidance Notes

12 months ago

Publications

Training guide-Advancing women’s land and property rights in the Somali region

September 21, 2022

Publications

Guidance Note on the Application of the Social Tenure Domain Model in Syria

September 16, 2022

Publications

Guidance Note on Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration for Syria

September 16, 2022

Publications

Land Administration System in Syria: Analysis and Recommendations

September 16, 2022

Publications

HLP Rights and Security of Tenure in Informal Settlements: Legal thematic paper

September 14, 2022

Publications

Due Diligence for Land-Based Programming: Technical Guidance Notes

September 14, 2022

Events • Publications

Beirut Land Dialogues: Pathways Towards Recovering the Social Value of Urban Land

August 23, 2022

Publications

Évaluation de la disponibilité des données pour rendre compte des indicateurs des Objectifs de développement durable sur la sécurité des droits fonciers en Tunisie

April 28, 2022

Publications

Land Tenure Systems in North Africa: A Scoping Study

April 19, 2022

Publications

Land tenure and sustainable agri-food systems

April 11, 2022

Publications

Legal Factsheet: Palestine Land Settlement

April 6, 2022

Projects • Publications

The New Urban Agenda Illustrated

March 8, 2022

Publications

Launch of the Key Messages on Women, Land and Peace

January 27, 2022

Publications

Good Land Governance and Access to Housing, Land and Property rights in the Arab region

January 20, 2022

Publications

Legal Identity and Housing, Land and Property Rights of Syrian Refugees from a Durable Solutions Perspective – Challenges and opportunities

December 29, 2021

Publications

The Status of Gender Equality and Women’s Rights in Syria

December 29, 2021

Publications

Key Messages on Sustaining Peace through Women’s Empowerment and Increased Access to Land and Property Rights in Fragile and Conflict-affected Contexts

December 10, 2021

United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat Somalia

September 18, 2022

Partners

United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat Lebanon

September 13, 2022

Partners

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

August 30, 2022

Partners

American University of Beirut (AUB)

August 30, 2022

Partners

National Center for Peace and Development (NCPD)

August 30, 2022

Partners

Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN)

August 30, 2022

Partners

Customary rights in the Maghreb, land reforms and State-rural community conflicts

February 3, 2022

Partners

Regional Center for Remote Sensing of North Africa States (CRTEAN)

August 16, 2021

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The Urban Training Institute (UTI)

May 4, 2020

Partners

The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN)

April 2, 2020

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International Youth Council-Yemen (IYCY)

April 2, 2020

Partners

Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)

April 2, 2020

Partners

Rasheed (Transparency International-Jordan)

April 2, 2020

Partners

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies

April 2, 2020

Partners

Food and Agriculture Organization

June 27, 2019

Partners

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

June 27, 2019

Partners

Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

June 27, 2019

Partners

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

March 15, 2017

Partners

University of East London (UEL)

March 14, 2017

Partners

United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat

March 14, 2017

IIED

@IIED

WE'RE HIRING: Project support officer --> jobs.iied.org/IIED/J… This role is in the LIFE-AR team. LIFE-AR is a 10-year initiative to support LDCs (Least Developed Countries) to strengthen their approaches to climate resilience and support learning between countries. pic.twitter.com/Vwke…

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Land Portal

@landportal

Bulletin d'informations du Land Portal - juin 2023 - mailchi.mp/landporta…

11:19 am · June 13, 2023 ·

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TUM Land Management

@TUM_LM

Ongoing: Meeting with Malaysian delegation to discuss current projects ( including Biodiversa - ForestFisher AI4EI, 3VRUT) in our Chair and new opportunities for collaborative research. pic.twitter.com/ssUy…

11:18 am · June 13, 2023 ·

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GIZ African Union

@GIZAfricanUnion

In partnership with GIZ, @NELGA_AU published a new thought outlet for young researchers to tackle #LandGovernance challenges in Francophone West Africa 🇧🇫 🇨🇮 🇲🇱 🇸🇳. 👉Check it out here: nelga.org/nelga-publ… pic.twitter.com/GeYu…

11:16 am · June 12, 2023 ·

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UN-Habitat

@UNHABITAT

We did it! The second @UN Habitat Assembly adopted a historical resolution on “Affordable Housing for All.” Member States agreed to renew their call to prioritize housing and view housing as a human right. 👇 rb.gy/hibxt pic.twitter.com/I1Q4…

8:53 am · June 12, 2023 ·

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Maimunah Mohd Sharif

@MaimunahSharif

As we conclude the Second @UN Habitat Assembly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all that have contributed to this successful event. I am moved by the collective dedication to work together towards a brighter sustainable urban future for all. #UNHA2 #SDG11 pic.twitter.com/2ksv…

8:53 am · June 12, 2023 ·

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Arab Land Initiative

@GLTNArabLand

Did you miss our session on Financing informal area upgrading through land value capture ? Here is a link to the recorded session : youtube.com/watch?v=… Get to know how our speakers addressed this critical topic and write us your comments and questions. pic.twitter.com/GGZO…

10:01 am · June 7, 2023 ·

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UN-Habitat Lebanon

@UNHabitatLB

🚨INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY🚨 @UNHABITAT 🇱🇧 is looking for Civil and Environmental Engineering Intern to join the team! For more info and to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3WODY5x pic.twitter.com/szSS…

12:20 pm · June 6, 2023 ·

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Land Portal

@landportal

Beginning now! Join us and our colleagues @YPARD @GFARforum @ANGOCorg in exploring the connections between climate change, disasters and land tenure rights during this #AASW2023 side event: fao.zoom.us/meeting/…… Date: Today Time: Now pic.twitter.com/3MGD…

12:20 pm · June 6, 2023 ·

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Namati

@GlobalNamati

The power of #community is at the center of our work. Join our community and stay connected: hubs.li/Q01Slq-70 Thank you @mayboeve and @350 for such powerful conversation. pic.twitter.com/FRsj…

12:20 pm · June 6, 2023 ·

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