WPLA cooperation with related international organisations and interregional cooperation Amie Figueiredo WPLA Secretariat Wednesday, 16 October 2014 Vienna, Raiffeisen Forum
International cooperation International governmental and non-governmental organisations UN-HABITAT, other UN regional commissions, UN FAO, UNDP, EU institutions (INSPIRE Initiative, EULIS Project, etc.), FIG, PCC, CLGE, CINDER, EUROGI, EuroGeographics, ELRA International financial and donor organisations European Union, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank Partnership among Public and private sectors, educational institutions
Meeting of International Organisations Copenhagen, 21 May 2014 Objective of the meeting To discuss how to best work together to improve land management and land administration in Europe and the UNECE region
Meeting of International Organisations Copenhagen, 21 May 2014 Participants Council of European Geodetic Surveyors EuroGeographics European Land Information Service European Land Registry Association International Federation of Surveyors Permanent Committee on Cadastre in the EU UNECE Working Party on Land Administration United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Meeting of International Organisations Copenhagen, 21 May 2014 Programme Presentations from International Organisations Noted overlaps and opportunities for synergy Mechanisms for cooperation Collaboration on specific projects Conclusions and next steps
Meeting of International Organisations Copenhagen, 21 May 2014 Next steps Proposed mechanisms of cooperation Development of a common statement of goals for Habitat III Use of a shared calendar for event coordination, using wiki to share information Regular meetings of international organizations to discuss how to continue cooperation Common use of questionnaires for preparations of inventories and studies of data from land administration agencies and other stakeholders. Enhance cooperation with the United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Management A memorandum of understanding of the groups
Meeting of International Organisations Copenhagen, 21 May 2014 Next steps Proposed projects Development of a knowledge sharing platform to provide to the public information on land administration standards, terminologies and definitions Developing a common portal for glossaries of land administration terms with the ultimate objective of harmonization Continued work on studies of informal settlements Work on analyzing address registers and other key registers
Meeting of International Organisations Next meeting 9 th Session of the Working Party on Land Administration (WPLA) - 26-27 February 2015, Geneva
Annual World Bank Conference 2014 on Land and Poverty 24-27 March 2014, Washington DC Integrating Land Governance into the Post-2015 Agenda: Harnessing Synergies for Implementation and Monitoring Impact Panel discussions organized by WPLA: A vision for land governance and cooperation in Europe & Regional initiatives to improve land governance
WPLA Workshops Socioeconomic Potential for Land Administration Services 22-23 May 2014, Copenhagen (Denmark) (in cooperation with Danish Government) 1) What can property data be used for? 2) What are the reasons for improvement of land administration systems?
Upcoming WPLA workshops Real Estate Infrastructure: Fit for Use? 16-17 October 2014, Vienna (in cooperation with Austrian Government) Benchmarking of Land Administration Systems and Implementation of Land Governance Assessment Framework in the UNECE Region 28 November 2014, Baku (in cooperation with Azerbaijani Government, UN FAO and World Bank) TBC: Informal Settlements 25 February 2015, Geneva
International events
Upcoming Opportunities: Intergovernmental meetings and seminars Workshop "Strengthening National Capacities for Sustainable Housing", Chisinau, Moldova (10-11 December 2014) Workshop "Benchmarking of land administration systems and implementation of Land Governance Assessment Frameworks (LGAF) in the UNECE region, Baku (27-28 November 2014) Urban Future Conference, Graz, Austria (18-19 November 2014) Workshop "Strengthening National Capacities for Sustainable Housing", Belgrade, Serbia (12-13 November 2014) Workshop "Energy efficiency for sustainable housing", Tunisia (5 November 2014) Workshop "Strengthening National Capacities for Sustainable Housing and Urban Development", Dushanbe (28-29 October 2014) WPLA Workshop: Real Estate Infrastructure: Fit for Use?, Vienna (16-17 October 2014) Workshop "Strengthening National Capacities for Urban Planning, Housing and Disaster Risk Reduction", Yerevan (13-14 October 2014)
Thank You WPLA Secretariat Contact: amie.figueiredo@unece.org