CLPA-2023
Conference on Land Policy in Africa

“Promoting Sustainable Land Governance in Africa
for Accelerating Implementation of the AfCFTA”

21-24 November 2023 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Main Plenary and Room for parallel session

Date: Monday, 20/Nov/2023

9:00am
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6:30pm

PE 20-A: THE FIRST HIGH-LEVEL FORUM MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF AFRICAN LAND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall
Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall

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THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS-AFRICA REGIONAL NETWORK FIRST HIGH LEVEL FORUM MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF AFRICAN LAND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

MOHAMMED MAMMAN KABIR

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS-AFRICA REGIONAL NETWORK

Date: Tuesday, 21/Nov/2023
9:00am - 10:00am	OC 21-A: Opening Ceremony 21-A: 21 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall MC: Dr. Janet Edeme, African Union Commission Speakers H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment Ms. Leontine Kanziemo, Advisor, Natural Resources Management, African Development Bank Group H.E Hans Lundquist, Ambassador of Sweden to Ethiopia and Djibouti, and Permanent Representative to AU, IGAD and UNECA. Hon. Judith Nabakooba, Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Uganda Mr. Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
10:00am - 11:30am	PS 21-A: Plenary Session PS-A: 21 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall HIGH LEVEL POLICY ROUND TABLE: Successful Land Reforms in Africa and Linkages with Intra-Africa Trade Session Chair - Mr. Tsotetsi Makong, Chairperson, Scientific Committee- 2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa Panelists 1. Hon. Judith Nabakooba, Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Uganda 2. Mr. Alaina Yacoub Possey, Secrétaire Général, Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme, Chad 3. HRM. King Aderemi Adeen Adedapa, Nigeria 4. Hon. Dr. Angela Thokozile Didiza (MP), Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, South Africa
11:45am - 1:15pm	SE 21-C: Side event 21-C Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Jacqueline Were, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Ghana; Land and Forced Displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Complex Nexus of Socioeconomic Challenges Jacqueline Were¹, Mackay Rigava¹, Judy Kariuki², Abeshaw Gebru¹, Dr. AbdalMonium Osman¹, Sourakata Bangoura¹ 1: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); 2: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
2:15pm - 3:45pm	SE 21-H: Side event 21-H Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: MOHAMMED MAMMAN KABIR, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS, Nigeria; CONCEPT NOTE ON THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS-AFRICA REGIONAL NETWORK HIGH-LEVEL FORUM MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF AFRICAN LAND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MOHAMMED MAMMAN KABIR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS, Nigeria
4:00pm - 5:30pm	SE 21-L: Side event 21-L Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: MOHAMMED MAMMAN KABIR, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SURVEYORS, Nigeria; HIGH-LEVEL FORUM MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF AFRICAN LAND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Module 2: Meeting of Presidents and Stakeholders
5:30pm - 6:30pm	TS 21-H: Technical Session 21-H: 21 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Mirika Musvoto, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Assessing transparency, inclusiveness, and sustainability in large-scale land acquisitions in Africa Marie Gradeler¹, Dr. Jeremy Bourgoin^1,2, Angela Harding¹, Dr. Christoph Kubitza³, Dr. Ward Anseeuw¹ 1: International Land Coalition, Italy; 2: CIRAD, France; 3: German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Goettingen Medium Scale Commercial Agriculture and its Role in Structural Transformation, Wealth Creation and Enhanced Livelihoods in an African Context: Evidence from Contemporary Zimbabwe Dr. Clement Chipenda University of South Africa, South Africa Potential Livelihood Benefits of Entitling Customary Rights to Land in Africa: Evidence from Farm Households in Nigeria Prof. Adebayo Musediku Shittu¹, Dr. Mojisola Olanike Kehinde² 1: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; 2: Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria Selling a birth right: the curse of a land policy among customary land holders in Zambia Sam Mwando Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

Date: Wednesday, 22/Nov/2023
9:00am - 10:45am	PS 22-A: Plenary Session 22 A: 22 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Medhat El-Helepi, UNECA, Ethiopia; Land Governance, Regional Integration and Intra-Africa Trade: Opportunities and Challenges Panelists Dr. Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration and Trade, ECA Mr. Tsotetsi Makong, Head, Capacity Building and Technical Assistance, AfCFTA Secretariat Ms. Eileen Wakesho, Director, Land and Environmental Justice, Namati, Kenya
11:15am - 12:45pm	TS 22-D: Technical Session D: 22 Nov. 2023 Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Sandra Bhatasara, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe; Breaking Land-Trade Related Barriers - A case for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Customary Land Administration in Ghana. Dr. Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie¹, Afua Manko Abedi Lartey² 1: Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana; 2: Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra Futuring the Attainment of the AfCFTA through Inclusive Land Governance: Youth, Land and Agriculture in Zimbabwe Dr. Tom Tom University of South Africa, South Africa Does access to land influence household decisions to nonfarm livelihoods in Ethiopia? Dr. Kassie Dessie Nigussie Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Breaking the Barriers for Women Participation in Agroforestry in the Context of AfCFTA Dr. Patrick Opoku¹, Kenneth Ali Awonlimali², Dorothy Asare Akoto³ 1: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; 2: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; 3: CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
1:45pm - 3:15pm	SE 22-C: Side event 22-C Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Kendi Borona, Rights and Resources Intiative, Kenya; African Land Institutions and Land reforms in Africa: A pathway to social peace, equitable resource governance, and sustainable development. Patrick Kipalu, Michelle Sonkoue, Kendi Borona Rights and Resources Intiative (RRI)
3:30pm - 5:00pm	SE 22-H: Side event 22-H Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Mamadou Mballo, UN HABITAT/GLTN, Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Best practices in documenting customary and statutory land access, control, and ownership in Africa: cross experience between DRC, Uganda, Zambia, and Morocco Mamadou Mballo, Clinton Omusula UN HABITAT/GLTN
5:00pm - 6:30pm	TS 22-H: Technical Session H: 22 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair - Dr. Godfrey Bahiigwa, Director, Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate, AUC Strengthening Women’s Land Rights for Accelerated Realisation of AfCFTA Frances Birungi Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children's welfare, Uganda Smart Land Governance for Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Rukayat Bewaji Adeyinka Private sector / ADEYINKA BEWAJI CONSULTING / Bingham University, Nigeria Sécuriser les droits fonciers des femmes à Madagascar. Une approche par le statut matrimonial Salohy Rafanomezantsoa¹, Kevin Raveloson², Dr Perrine Burnod³, Dr Emmanuelle Bouquet³, Dr Hadrien Di Roberto³ 1: Agro-Paris Tech, France; Cirad, France; 2: ESSA, Madagascar ; Cirad, France; 3: Cirad, France Defining and assessing standards for community-smart consultation and consent in the context of land return: a case study from Tanzania Masalu Luhula, Leslie Hannay Landesa

Date: Thursday, 23/Nov/2023
9:00am - 10:30am	PS 23-A: Plenary session 23-A: 23 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Land Use Practices and Trans-Boundary Resource Conflicts Chair - Prof Herbert Robinson, Vice Chancellor, University of Gambia Panelists: Prof. Paul Tchawa, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, Cameroon Dr. Hubert OUEDRAOGO, Director, DID International Law Firm, Burkina Faso Ms. Esther Obaikol, Land Governance Expert, IGAD Mr. Adam-Shirwa Jama, Country Director – Somalia, IDLO
10:45am - 12:15pm	TS 23-B: Technical Session B: 23 Nov. 2023 Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Ms. Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director, East and Southern Africa Division, IFAD Gouvernance polycentrique des grands parcours du sud de la Tunisie : baliser les voies de la coordination Mabrouk Laâbar, Mongi Sghaier Arid Regions Institute, Tunisia Examining the effects of climate change and environmental degradation on internal conflicts: evidence from selected sub-Saharan African countries Abdikafi Hassan Abdi Institute of Climate and Environment (ICE), SIMAD University Promoting inclusive land governance and practices in fragile-conflict environments: Insights from Cameroon, Central Africa Dr. Richard Achankeng Nyiawung^1,2 1: University of Guelph, Canada; 2: Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASDEV), NGO, Cameroon LAND ON YOUR PALM: RURAL WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN TANZANIA Implementing women’s land rights through innovative technology Dr. MONICA ELIAS MHOJA¹, NEEMA MAGIMBA², Dr. MONICA MHOJA³ 1: LANDESA, Africa; 2: Sheria Kiganjani, Tanzania; 3: Stand For Her Land, Africa
12:15pm - 1:15pm	TS 23-BB: Technical Session BB: 23 Nov. 2023 Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Barbara Kilei, IDLO, Kenya; Land fragmentation and labor migration in Uganda Dr. Kashi Kafle¹, Dr. Naureen Fatema², Dr. Shahriar Kibriya¹, Dr. Ronald Twongyirwe³ 1: Texas A&M University, United States of America; 2: Independent consultant; 3: Mbarara University of Science and Technology Enhancing Sustainable Land Governance in Africa to Facilitate the Rapid Realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area Ikechukwu Eric Balogu United Nations, United States of America Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities for African Migrants in Mathare, Kenya: Synergies between the AfCFTA and Free Movement Protocols. Kenneth Odary¹, Alphonce Happy², Eunice Hasango³ 1: Research Triangle Associates/Mathare Peace Initiative Kenya, Kenya; 2: Mathare Peace Initiative Kenya, Kenya; 3: Mathare Peace Initiative Kenya, Kenya The Challenges and Successes of Transitioning Group Ranches in Kenya to Secure Community Land Rights. A case study of Laikipia, Samburu, Kajiado and West Pokot Counties Dr. Mary Macharia¹, Robert Koech¹, David Arach², Eileen Wakesho², Stephen Chebii¹, Reginald Okumu¹ 1: National Land Commission, Kenya; 2: NAMATI
2:00pm - 3:30pm	SE 23-D: Side event 23-D Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Mary Nkutawala Maneno, International Land Coalition (ILC) Africa, Kenya; Young Girls and Rural Women’s Land Rights as a pathway to trade: Towards People Centred Land Governance for the Accelerated Realisation of AfCFTA Mary Nkutawala Maneno¹, Audace Kubwimana¹, Eva Maria Okoth¹, Esther Mwaura² 1: International Land Coalition (ILC) Africa; 2: Landesa
3:45pm - 5:15pm	SE 23-E: Side event 23-E Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Linus Pott, World Bank, Ghana; Scaling Up Customary Land Registration: Experiences of World Bank financed projects in Africa – a panel discussion Linus Pott, Victoria Stanley World Bank
5:15pm - 6:30pm	TS 23-H: Technical Session H: 23 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Prof. Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia; Scaling-up Community Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning to reinforce customary land governance for multi-stakeholder engagement on sustainable investments and trade on land in Southwest Cameroon. Harrison Nnoko, Dr. Ndjounguep Juscar, Solomon Brown AJESH (AJEMALEBU SELF HELP), Cameroon Post independence land policies in southern Africa: Improving agricultural productivity and value chains for export Dr. Charles Chavunduka, Marcyline Chivenge University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe A National Land Policy in Crisis: The Case of Ghana Eunice Naa Odarley Lamptey, Prof. John Tiah Bugri Department of Land Economy, KNUST, Ghana A review of the Enabling Environment for Transformative Land Investment in Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique Dr. Ermias Aynekulu Betemariam¹, Dr. Endalkachew Wolde-Meskel¹, Dr. Emily Jeanne Gallagher¹, Dr. Tamiru Amanu³, Dr. Delia Catacutan¹, Dr. George Christoffel Schoneveld¹, Eunice Matey Offei², Divine Appiah², Nana Ama Yirrah², Dr. Osvaldo Matessane², Dr. Anne Larson¹ 1: Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), Kenya; 2: SNV; 3: Wagenigen University Research Mise en évidence de l’efficacité de la production agricole en zone CEMAC Prof. Jean TCHITCHOUA, Dr. Elie NGASSEU NOUPIE University of Yaoundé 2 Soa, Cameroon

Date: Friday, 24/Nov/2023
9:00am - 10:30am	PS 24-A: Plenary Session 24 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Janet Mfon Edeme, African Union Commission, Ethiopia; The Future of Customary Land Governance in Africa Panelists: Traditional Chiefs HRH. Kapinga Smogy Sankeni – Zambia HRM. Dissake Mouangue Alain Camille – Cameroon HRM. Queen Amissah Nana Amma III – Ghana HRH. Drani Stephen Izakare - Uganda HRM. King Adedapo Aderemi - Nigeria HRM. King Peter Mumia – Kenya HRM. Nana Ama Amissah II- Ghana HRM. Difima MFUMU -DRC
11:00am - 12:30pm	TS 24-D: Technical Session D: 24 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Richmond Antwi-Bediako, African Development Bank- AfDB-Consultant / Center for Environment Social and Governance Initiative (CESOG), Ghana; Land governance in Sudan and the question of Equity and Resilience Prof. Elnazir Ramadan^1,2, Dr. Ahmed Elfaig¹, Dr. Eltaib Ganawa¹ 1: University of Khartoum ,Sudan, Sudan; 2: Sultan Qaboos University ,Muscat ,Oman The Social Tenure Domain Model A Pro-Poor Land Tool Grace Ananda⁰¹, Sarah Nandudu⁰² 1: Habitat For Humanity International.; 2: Slum Dwellers International A Gender and Land Analysis in Selected Customary Settings in Uganda Simon Peter Mwesigye¹, Christine Kajumba², Evelyne Ajambo¹, Robert Lewis-Lettington³ 1: United Nations Human Settlements Programme/Global Land Tool Network, Uganda; 2: Associates Research Trust Uganda; 3: United Nations Human Settlements Programme/Global Land Tool Network, Kenya How a land policy can support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area ? Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo - DRC. Mamadou Mballo, Jonathan Yakutiel UN HABITAT/GLTN, Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1:30pm - 2:30pm	AP 24-D: Action Plan 24-D: Academia and Research Institutions Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Prof. Moha EL-AYACHI, Moha EL-AYACHI,, Morocco;
2:30pm - 3:30pm	C2Actions: Call to Actions and implementation plan Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Chair: Dr. Judy Kariuki, ALPC, Ethiopia; Call to Action 24-A, Secretariate of the Action Plan: Government Institutions and Policy Makers Call to Action 24-B, Secretariate of the Action Plan: Professionals and Non-state Actors Call Action 24-C, Secretariate of the Action Plan: Traditional Leaders Call to Action 24-D, Secretariate of the Action Plan: Academia and Research Institutions Call to Action 24-E, Secretariate of the Action Plan: Technical and Development Partners Implementation Plan for the CLPA Call-To-Actions: Ibrahim Mwathane
3:30pm - 4:00pm	CC 24: Closing Ceremony 24 Nov. Location: Nelson Mandela Conference Hall Zoom Link to Nelson Mandela Conference Hall MC: Dr. Janet Edeme, African Union Commission Consolidated Call to Action- Stakeholder representative, Ms. Barbra Kilei, Country Manager, Uganda- International Development Law Organization Remarks - HRH Stephen Drani, Uganda Vote of Thanks - Dr. Medhat El-Helepi, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Closing Remarks - H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission

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CLPA-2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa

21-24 November 2023 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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CLPA-2023
Conference on Land Policy in Africa