February 2008: The Expert Group Meeting on Land for Sustainable Urbanisation in Africa, which convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21-22 February 2008, was convened to prepare for the thematic reviews on Land and Africa at the upcoming sixteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), which will take place in New York, […]
February 2008: The Expert Group Meeting on Land for Sustainable Urbanisation in Africa, which convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21-22 February 2008, was convened to prepare for the thematic reviews on Land and Africa at the upcoming sixteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), which will take place in New York, US, from 5-16 May 2008.
The meeting provided an opportunity for African participants who will be attending CSD-16 to discuss urban land issues that can inform decision making in the African context. Participants identified emerging issues requiring attention, emphasized the need for innovation in Africa’s land management, called for recognition of the dynamic nature of land tenure systems in Africa, proposed off-farm activities to increase Africa’s land productivity, and called for improvement in information management to streamline land administration and attain better governance. [IISD RS meeting coverage]