The LANDac Annual International Conference “Land governance in transition” will take place on July 4 and 5, 2019 in Utrecht. It offers a podium for researchers, practitioners and private sector representatives interested in land governance for equitable and sustainable development. The 2019 Conference looks at land governance through the lens of transformations.  The Call for session proposals is open now until February 15, 2019.

The 2019 Conference addresses the following questions: What are the long-term dynamics around land, water and food production? How is land governance itself transformed, as it seeks to respond to changing circumstances? And how is learning and knowledge building about these dynamics developing, what are promising concepts and tools? Particular questions relate to the different aspects of land governance, such as gender, food security, land tenure security, investments, conflict prevention and peace-building. In a fast-paced world of short-term projects and funding, how can we learn from past and current transitions, build sustainable partnerships and networks, and allow for seeds of innovation to bear fruit?

This conference builds on nine years of LANDac Annual International Conferences where rural land debates were connected to the urban agenda, where land governance from an SDG starting point were explored, and where its role in issues of mobility, migration and displacement was examined . The 2019 Conference builds on these discussions to return to core questions about land governance and transformation.

The programme will include a diversity of keynote speakers from research and practice:

• Prof. Pauline Peters Sr. Research Fellow – Centre for International Development, Harvard University
• Dr. Lorenzo Cotula Principal researcher – IIED
• Fridah Githuku Executive Director – GROOTS Kenya
• Denis Kabiito CEO/National coordinator – UNYFA National Federation of Ugandan Farmers
• Dr. Eugene Chigbu Research Scientist – TU Munich & GLTN Training and Research Cluster Lead
• Raul Socrates National Coordinator – PAKISAMA National Confederation and Movement of Peasant Organizations
• Dr. Cecilia Tacoli Principal researcher – IIED

Theme sessions

The LANDac Annual International Conference 2019 presents seven Conference themes:

1. Inclusive Land Governance: Gender and Migration
2. Urban Land Dynamics, Infrastructure and Deltas
3. Community Rights: Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
4. Realities of Dispossession, Displacement and Resettlement
5. Land Governance and Agribusiness
6. Land Governance in Practice: Approaches and Tools
7. Land Governance and New Technologies

Theme 5 “Land Governance and Agribusiness” is co-organized by the Global Challenges Porgramme project “Follow the Food“: more information in this flyer (PDF).

Register now

Registration is now open until May 30 for the LANDac Annual International Conference 2019! Registration costs are €200 (€100 for BSc and MSc students upon proof of a valid student ID). The registration fee includes catering for two days. LANDac regrets to be unable to cover participant expenses.