World Bank Land and Poverty Conference 2017 Masterclass
Lukasz Czerwinski
Landesa, United States of America
Landesa has organized 90-minute masterclass that will focus on some of the toughest aspects to implementing best practices in responsible investments in land. Over the last 10 years, a clear consensus has emerged: investments in land should be done responsibly. There remains, however, less consensus about how to ensure that this happens. Well-known instruments, such as the “African Union Guideline Principles on Large Scale Land Based Investments in Africa" (AU Guiding Principles) and the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests” (VGGT), have been developed to provide guidance to states and investors on the land investment process. Many have recognized that these standards comprise of higher-level principles and lack practical detail for those seeking to implement and abide by them. Appropriately, some more detailed and very useful guides have emerged that attempt to provide the next level of granularity. But a number of critical issues have emerged. Join experts from private sector, civil society, and development agencies to discuss and debate Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC), Grievance Mechanisms and Gender Issues. Participants will emerge from the discussion with a clearer understanding of specific challenges related to each theme and potential ways to address these challenges.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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