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Second Arab Land Conference E-Library

Round tables
 

Round Tables present insights on crucial land governance issues, featuring discussions on sustainable land use, land tenure integration, and success stories from various regions. It highlights key presentations and significant publications from the UNCCD and FAO, providing valuable perspectives on creating an enabling environment for land degradation neutrality and responsible governance. Subsequent round tables delve into topics such as displaced women's access to land, land consolidation experiences, and regional flagship reports, offering a comprehensive understanding of pressing land-related challenges and opportunities.

MASTERCLASSES 

Masterclasses provide a diverse range of insights into key aspects of land governance in the Arab region. Through presentations and publications, it covers topics such as capacity development, monitoring techniques, human rights, fit-for-purpose land administration, land-based financing, informal settlements, displaced populations, affordable housing, and open data training. 

It serves as a valuable resource for experts and practitioners navigating the complexities of land-related challenges in the Arab world.

 
 
 
Masterclass 1: Capacity development progress in North Africa
Masterclass 2: Monitoring land governance and land tenure security
Masterclass 3: Towards a Common Strategy for Capacity Development in the Arab Region
Masterclass 4: Land as a Human Right
Masterclass 5: Land registration and fit-for-purpose land administration
Masterclass 6: Land-based financing
Masterclass 7: Informal Settlements: from Technical Solutions to Policy Dialogue
Masterclass 8: Displaced people’s HLP rights for durable solutions & return
Masterclass 9: Land for affordable housing and land readjustment
Masterclass 10: Open Data training on access to information and land

Masterclass 4: Land as a Human Right

PRESENTATIONS

Land as a Human Right, Ahmed Mansour Ismail

 

 

 

 

 

Masterclass 7: Informal Settlements: from Technical Solutions to Policy Dialogue

PRESENTATIONS

New way of learning, networking and sharing platform, PSUP  

The development of slums in Egypt: A new approach to integrated development

 

 

 

Masterclass 8: Displaced people’s HLP rights for durable solutions & return

PRESENTATIONS

Displaced People's Access to land for Durable Solutions and Return: Opportunities and challenges in Lebanon, Iraq and Sudan

 

Masterclass 9: Land for affordable housing and land readjustment

PRESENTATIONS

Rethinking Urban Sustainability Transitions on land readjustment in Egypt, Ahmed M. Soliman, Alexandria University

 

Masterclass 10: Open Data training on access to information and land

PRESENTATIONS

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

The technical presentations and papers revolved around cutting-edge solutions for efficient land management. Notably, the discussions covered the implementation of geodesign for envisioning alternative futures in specific regions, such as Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, and Al-Basrah, Iraq. The integration of smart technologies in land registries, particularly for blockchain adoption, was emphasized, along with the significance of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in enhancing land use efficiency and sustainable development strategies across the Arab countries. These insightful contributions highlighted the growing importance of innovative approaches in addressing contemporary land management challenges.

 
 
 
Technical Session 1: Technologies and smart solutions for land management
Technical Session 2: Private sector participation in land management
Technical Session 3a&b: Land management and administration
Technical Session 4a&b: Land management in time of crisis
Technical Session 5a&b: Land use
Technical Session 6: Land, women and vulnerable people
Technical Session 7: Land and property registration

Technical Session 1: Technologies and smart solutions for land management

PRESENTATIONS

Building Capacity in Geodesign: Alternative futures for Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Naeema Al Hosani, Carl Steinitz  


Technologies and Smart Solutions for Unconventional Adaptive Form Generation in Office Buildings; Al-Basrah, Iraq, Manal Mandeel  

Moving to the Smart Land Registry as a fundamental underpinning for adopting blockchain, Dave Stow, Anthony Beck - Ordnance Survey  

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure as a tool to improve land use efficiency and as a guide for preparing and implementing sustainable development strategies in the Arab countries, Ahmed Helmy

 

 

PAPERS

Building Capacity in geodesign: Alternative futures for Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2050, Naeema Al Hosani UAEU, Abdelgadir Abuelgasim UAEU, Marwan El Mubarak UAEU, Carl Steinitz Harvard GSD and CASA University College London, Carsten Bjornsson Esri, Hrishi Ballal Geodesignhub, Tess Canfield Landscape Architect  

Technologies and Smart Solutions for Unconventional Adaptive Form Generation in Office Buildings; Al-Basrah, Iraq, Manal Mandeel, Zeyad El-Sayad, Ali Bakr  

Moving to the Smart Land Registry as a fundamental underpinning for adopting blockchain, Dave Stow, Anthony Beck - Ordnance Survey  

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure as a tool to improve land use efficiency and as a guide for preparing and implementing sustainable development strategies in the Arab countries, Ahmed Helmy

 

 

Technical Session 3a&b: Land management and administration

PRESENTATIONS

The African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, Best practice of NELGA NA, Moha EL-AYACHI, Nabila ZOUHIRI  

Fit-for-Future Land Administration: Sustainable Transformation, Dave Stow, Anthony Beck - Ordnance Survey  

Recent land administration experiences from the Arab region, Kholoud Saad, Rohan Bennett, Eva-Mara Unger, Chrit Lemmen-Kadaster  

New land governance approaches in Mauritania and Tunisia: From VGGT principles to change, Jean-Maurice Durand, Ingeborg Gaarde  

Reshaping Land Management and Strategic Planning Relationship, Ahmad Ashour/Heba S. Moghaieb & Muhammad Fathi Afifi  

A systematic approach to supporting and activating change decision making: Land use in urban development plans, Dr. Ahmed Helmy  

Organization and management of land and its relationship to government-subsidized housing (Bashayer al-Khair), Shaima Hassan Ramadan Ali, Dr. Amira Adel Fathy, Professor Dr. Ali Fouad Bakr  

Social Appeasement in Land Administration: Modernization and Reform of Land Allocation in Oman, Hamda Al Hajri

 

 

PAPERS

Fit-for-Future Land Administration: Sustainable Transformation, Dave Stow, Anthony Beck - Ordnance Survey  

Recent land administration experiences from the Arab region: Findings from Egypt, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, Rohan Bennett, Kholoud Saad, Eva-Maria Unger, Chrit Lemmen  

Syrian real estate system, prospects and challenges, Mr. Waddah Katmawi  

New land governance approaches in Mauritania and Tunisia: From VGGT principles to change, Jean-Maurice Durand, Ingeborg Gaarde  

Reshaping Land Management and Strategic Planning Relationship, Ahmad Ashour/Heba S. Moghaieb & Muhammad Fathi Afifi  

Organization and management of land and its relationship to government-subsidized housing (Bashayer al-Khair), Shaima Hassan Ramadan Ali, Dr. Amira Adel Fathy, Professor Dr. Ali Fouad Bakr  

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure as a tool to improve land use efficiency: A guide for preparing and implementing sustainable development strategies in the Arab countries, Dr. Ahmed Helmy  

Social Appeasement in Land Administration: Modernization and Reform of Land Allocation in the Sultanate of Oman, Hamda Al Hajri

 

 

Technical Session 4a&b: Land management in time of crisis

PRESENTATIONS


Tenure security for Syrian refugees of Lebanon: The Occupancy Free Of-Charge programme in the Bar Elias locality, Nicole Tabet, Fondation Croix-Rouge française  

Responding to land and housing rights in the aftermath of the Beirut Blast, Tala Kammourieh, UN-Habitat  

Planning for Forced Displacement in Chronic Conflict Zones. A Settlement approach for Temporary Humanitarian Camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), Layla Zibar, KU Leuven  

How Place Making Creates Resilient Communities, Dr. Muna M. Eltahir  

Legal problems of properties in the areas liberated from ISIS, Karwan Shareef, NRC  

Land cover change induced by civil conflict and forced displacement, Harris Selod, World Bank  

Land Administration and its Role for Reaching Food Safety and Peacebuilding in Syria: Towards a New Paradigm for Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban areas, Dr. Roula MAYA, Unversity of Sharjah  

Recovery Plan for the Land and Water Settlement Commission from the COVID-19 Crisis, Ahmad El-Atrash, Mona AlQutob, UN-Habitat  

Understanding water governance and tenure for addressing water scarcity and advancing climate, Dubravka Bojic, Sofia Espinosa Flor, Stephen Hodgson, Benjamin Kiersch, Domitille Vallee

 

 

PAPERS

Tenure security for Syrian refugees of Lebanon: The Occupancy Free Of-Charge programme in the Bar Elias locality, Nicole Tabet, Fondation Croix-Rouge française  

Planning for Forced Displacement in Chronic Conflict Zones. A Settlement approach for Temporary Humanitarian Camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), Layla Zibar, KU Leuven  

Understanding water governance and tenure for addressing water scarcity and advancing climate resilience, Dubravka Bojic, Sofia Espinosa Flor, Stephen Hodgson, Benjamin Kiersch, Domitille Vallee  

Power of Place-Making in the Creation of Resilient Places in Sudan, Dr. Muna M. Eltahir  

Paper 1: Legal problems of properties in the areas liberated from ISIS_Karwan Shareef-NRC  

Paper 2: Legal problems of properties in the areas liberated from ISIS, Karwan Shareef, NRC  

Recovery Plan for the Land and Water Settlement Commission from the COVID-19 Crisis, Ahmad El-Atrash, Mona AlQutob, UN-Habitat  

Land Administration and its Role for Reaching Food Safety and Peacebuilding in Syria: Towards a New Paradigm for Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban areas, Dr. Roula MAYA, Unversity of Sharjah

 

Technical Session 5a&b: Land use

PRESENTATIONS

Urban growth and land policies in Saudi Arabia: The experience of the Future Saudi Cities Programme, Salvatore Fundarò  

Development of desert lands in new cities by activating the principle of Eqta'a in Islamic law, Amira Atef Zaki  

Impacts of the Land Use Development Policy on Unplanned Human Settlement Growth in Assiut Governorate, Egypt, Mahmood Abdelkader  

Remodeling informality into sustainable housing prototype, Alexandria case, Egypt. Pakinam Nabil Barakat, Pharos University Alexandria

The role of urban governance in shaping the resilience of urban form, Alaa Mohamed Kassem  

Reconsidering the Egyptian building code with regard to street widths and their impact on the daylight quality inside residential spaces, Alaa K. Abo Al yazeed, Mohamed Fikry and Zeyad El Sayad  

The drivers of land use dynamics, Harris Selod, Gnanaraj Chellaraj, Siobhan Murray, Hogeun Park  

The Hybrid Villa-Apartment as a Land-saving Housing Alternative: Case Study of Greater Khartoum, Sudan, Gamal M. Hamid, Ph.D

 

 

PAPERS

Development of desert lands in new cities by activating the principle of Eqta'a in Islamic law, Amira Atef Zaki  

Impacts of the Land Use Development Policy on Unplanned Human Settlement Growth in Assiut Governorate, Egypt, Mahmood Abdelkader  

Remodeling informality into sustainable housing prototype, Alexandria case, Egypt. Pakinam Nabil Barakat, Pharos University Alexandria

The role of urban governance in shaping the resilience of urban form, Alaa Mohamed Kassem  

Reconsidering the Egyptian building code with regard to street widths and their impact on the daylight quality inside residential spaces, Alaa K. Abo Al yazeed, Mohamed Fikry and Zeyad El Sayad  

The Hybrid Villa-Apartment as a Land-saving Housing Alternative: Case Study of Greater Khartoum, Sudan, Gamal M. Hamid, Ph.D