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LandPKS Mobile Applications Launch

On April 14, 2015 the Land Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) program, which aims to increase access to global and local land potential knowledge, will host a brownbag/webinar marking the global release of its first two mobile applications: Land Info and Land Cover.
Event Details:
A recording of the event will be made available under Videos.
Brownbag/Webinar: LandPKS Mobile Applications
Speakers: Jeffrey Herrick, LandPKS Lead
April 14, 2015
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Seminar Room, North Tower, Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 

Mobile Solutions Matter for Land

LandPKS develops innovative mobile data collection and analysis methods and tools to support local land use planning and to optimize design and implementation of food security, land restoration, climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation programs. USAID is working with USDA’s Agriculture Research Service to support LandPKS development and field testing. This brownbag/webinar will feature the official release of the first two mobile applications (Land Info and Land Cover) – available on the Google Play Story – as well as a discussion of how these applications are currently being used in sub-Saharan pilot areas. The outlook for integrated development of other mobile application modules will also be discussed.

LandPKS Webinar: Innovative Knowledge Systems for Land Management

The Land Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) is a program that aims to increase access to global and local land potential knowledge. The program develops innovative mobile data collection and analysis methods and tools to support local land use planning and to optimize design and implementation of food security, land restoration, climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation programs.

USAID’s Office of Land Tenure and Resource Management is working with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service to support LandPKS development and field testing.

Presenters:

  • Jeffrey Herrick, LandPKS Global Lead, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Adam Beh, LandPKS Global Coordinator, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Lilian Ndungu, LandPKS GIS & Data Coordinator, Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development
  • Ioana Bouvier, LandPKS USAID Agreement Manager, USAID/E3/LTRM

Watch the recorded webinar

Land Tenure and Disasters: Response, Rebuilding, Resilience

After a disaster, land and property rights are often overlooked in response and rebuilding efforts. The lack of clear rights often leads to conflict, delay, and higher costs. But we can address these problems before a disaster strikes. We can:

  • Create projects that strengthen the capacity of land administration institutions and staff;
  • Build resilience by identifying safe and secure spaces for reconstruction;
  • Include communities in documenting land rights and creating solutions for shelter; and
  • Recognize the rights of vulnerable communities living in informal housing.

Learn how in a breakfast panel discussion. Experts will share their experiences in Sri Lanka, Haiti, and Indonesia. Panelists:

  • Dr. Cynthia Caron, Assistant Professor of International Development and Social Change at Clark University
  • Adriana Navarro-Sertich, Housing and Urban Planning Advisor at UNOPS Haiti-Washington
  • Bharat Pathak, Independent Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Consultant (Former Director at Mercy Corps in Indonesia)

This breakfast panel discussion will be hosted by USAID’s Office of Land Tenure and Resource Management. The event is open to the public and participants are welcome to attend in person or online. Doors will open at 8:15 a.m. The discussion will begin at 8:45 a.m. Washington DC Economic Partnership The Pepco Room 1495 F Street, NW Washington, DC

2014 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty

Every year, the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty brings together representatives from governments, the development community, civil society, academia, and the private sector to discuss issues of concern to communities, land practitioners and policymakers worldwide. The growing importance of this event highlights the increasing recognition that resource governance is central to alleviating poverty, promoting economic development, improving food security, limiting conflicts, and increasing stability.

To keep up with the advancing global dialogue on land and resource rights, follow news and events from the 2014 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty here.

2013 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty

Every year, the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty brings together representatives from governments, the development community, civil society, academia, and the private sector to discuss issues of concern to communities, land practitioners and policymakers worldwide. The growing importance of this event highlights the increasing recognition that resource governance is central to alleviating poverty, promoting economic development, improving food security, limiting conflicts, and increasing stability.

To keep up with the advancing global dialogue on land and resource rights, follow news and events from the 2013 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty here.

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The Wilson Center’s Asia Program and Environmental Change and Security Program present a book launch for: The Global Farms Race: Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security Featuring: Michael Kugelman, Senior Program Associate for South and Southeast Asia, The Wilson Center Derek Byerlee, Independent Scholar and Adviser Gary R. Blumenthal, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Perspectives, Inc. Janet Larsen, Director of Research, Earth Policy Institute The world has entered into a new phase of the global food crisis. Wealthy food-importing countries and private investors are racing to acquire huge swaths of farmland abroad. Nearly 230 million hectares—an area equivalent to the size of Western Europe—have been sold or leased since 2001, with most of these transactions occurring since 2008. The Global Farms is the first book to examine this trend in all its complexity, considering the implications for investors, host countries, and the world as a whole. This launch will feature presentations from book contributors and other experts.