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FIG Working Week 2027

UPCOMING
Start Date: May 23, 2027
End Date: May 27, 2027
Event, In-person
FIG Working Week 2027 will bring the international surveying and geospatial community to Stavanger, Norway, on May 23–27. Held alongside Norway’s Geomatikkdagene, the event will connect research, professional practice and public policy under the theme The Power of Where for the New Generations. The announced themes span the Arctic, coastal and ocean management, climate adaptation,...Read More

World Bank Group Land Conference 2027

UPCOMING
Start Date: May 17, 2027
End Date: May 21, 2027
Event, In-person
The World Bank Group Land Conference is scheduled for May 17–21, 2027, with the theme “Land Markets for Jobs and Growth.” The event brings together government representatives, development partners, researchers, civil society and private-sector participants to exchange research and practical experience in the land sector. For TenureSecurity.org readers, the theme raises questions about how land...Read More

Expanding Public Revenue through Inclusive Land Valuation and Taxation

UPCOMING
Date: December 03, 2026
Event, Online
The Global Land Tool Network has announced a webinar on inclusive land valuation and taxation, scheduled for December 3 2026. Its focus places public revenue alongside the question of whose land interests are recognized in valuation systems. GLTN's published guidance explains why valuing unregistered land matters for taxation, transfers and land administration. It also draws...Read More

10th India Land and Development Conference

UPCOMING
Start Date: November 17, 2026
End Date: November 19, 2026
Event, In-person
The 10th India Land and Development Conference (ILDC) will take place from November 17–19, 2026, at XIM University in Bhubaneswar, India. The theme for this year’s conference is “Bridging the Gap: From Promise to Practice.” The conference will focus on one of the central challenges in land governance: the gap between policies, commitments, technologies, and...Read More

Gender-based violence as an impediment to women’s land rights

UPCOMING
Date: November 11, 2026
Event, Online
The University of Bristol’s Centre for Gender and Violence Research will host a free online seminar with Susie Jacobs on November 11 2026. The session examines how violence can prevent women from claiming land and exercising control over it. Drawing on studies from different regions, Jacobs will consider disputes within households and kinship networks, where...Read More

Regional perspectives on land tenure and family farming

UPCOMING
Date: November 10, 2026
Event, Online
FAO's concluding Asia-Pacific webinar on land tenure and family farming will bring together the priorities emerging from its regional series. The session is intended to help shape shared policy messages and continued cooperation. The wider regional conversation addresses how institutions, evidence and inclusive dialogue can improve access to land. For family-farming organizations and land-rights practitioners,...Read More

UN Climate Change Conference 2026: COP31

UPCOMING
Start Date: November 09, 2026
End Date: November 20, 2026
Event, In-person and Online
The UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, takes place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20, 2026. Government delegations and accredited observers will meet for negotiations under the UN climate process, alongside the meetings of the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement parties. For people working on tenure security, the conference offers a wider policy setting...Read More

HEKS/EPER Land Forum 2026 Powered by variability

UPCOMING
Start Date: November 03, 2026
End Date: November 05, 2026
Event, Online
HEKS/EPER and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse will convene the 2026 Land Forum online on November 3 and 5. The forum explores how pastoral communities respond to changing environmental conditions, and how institutions and climate adaptation programs can support their approaches. The first session examines pastoralists’ experiences and knowledge across regions. The second turns to project...Read More

2026 FIG & UNECE WPLA International Conference

Start Date: October 28, 2026
End Date: October 30, 2026
Event, In-person
The 2026 FIG & UNECE WPLA International Conference will bring land administration, surveying and valuation professionals to Istanbul on October 28–30. Its focus connects the legal protection of property rights with the practical changes reshaping land records, professional skills and valuation systems. The program addresses digital registers, artificial intelligence, cadastre and the integration of property...Read More

UN-GGIM: Africa Land Administration Workshop

Date: October 20, 2026
Event, In-person
The UN-GGIM: Africa Land Administration Workshop is scheduled for October 20, 2026, within a week of meetings connecting Africa’s geospatial and statistical communities. The gathering provides a setting to examine how institutions, geographic information and collaboration can support land administration across the continent. The published draft program moves from the Framework for Effective Land Administration...Read More