EVENT: Conference on Land Policy in Africa 2017 (CLPA-2017)
THEME: The Africa We Want: Achieving socioeconomic transformation through inclusive and equitable access to land by the youth
DATE: November 14-17, 2017
VENUE: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The second Conference on Land Policy in Africa will be hosted by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) which is a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank. The Conference is a policy and learning event whose goal is to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access to knowledge and information on land policy development and implementation. This Conference follows an inaugural Conference held in November 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that was attended by close to 400 participants.
The Conference of November 2017, dubbed CLPA-2017, will be held under the theme: “The Africa We Want: Achieving socioeconomic transformation through inclusive and equitable access to land by the youth.” This theme supports the declaration of 2017 by the African Union as the Year of Youth under the theme “Harnessing Africa’s Demographic Dividend through Investment in youth”. The format of the Conference will include plenary and parallel sessions, side events, exhibitions, and the use of social media to reach a broader audience, including youth.
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Contact: eca-africalandconference@un.org or eca-landpolicy@un.org.
Source: UNECA
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