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Title Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) - development of pro poor land tools Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 16:30 - 18:30 Room MR14 Event Description There are few more contentious and complex problems in the world than those dealing with land and secure tenure. Many religions have firm rules on land and inheritance, most communities have deeply ingrained cultural traditions, and every government faces the challenge of land differently, with its own vast array of laws and with varying degrees of political will. In many countries, there is large-scale corruption associated with land. Sound land governance approaches are, therefore, primary in building peace. The GLTN initiative is driven by the following perceptions: there are insufficient pro poor tools to implement the land policies found in the Habitat Agenda, which is limiting the ability of governments to implement the Agenda; and land policies tend to focus on description and analysis rather than implementation. Session Language English Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Holger Magel, President, The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Agnes Kalibbala, Ambassador, The Uganda High Commission, Kenya Klaus Deininger, World Bank   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) GLTN_General_100138.pdf GLTN_WUFIII_100138.pdf Host Organization UN-HABITAT Shelter Branch Host Organization Description The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-HABITAT's Land and Tenure Section is the agency's focal point for land management and tenure systems, policies and legislation that help achieve adequate shelter, security of tenure and equal access to economic resources for all, with a specific focus on gender equality. The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) originates from requests made by Member States and local communities world-wide to UN-HABITAT, who together with Sida and the World Bank initiated the network idea. The network is a long term initiative to support and upscale ongoing initiatives on systematic, innovative, pro-poor, affordable and gender sensitive land tools. Website (Organizer and partners) www.unhabitat.org/gltn www.sida.se www.fao.org/sd/IN1_en.htm www.fig.net www.itc.nl www.huairou.org

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