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12/09/2014 – Successful launch World Bank report Voice & Agency

Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LANDac organized the Dutch launch of the World Bank report ‘Voice & Agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity’ last week in The Hague. The launch was attended by more… Read More

09/09/2014 – Call for papers: World Bank Conference 2015

The World Bank announces that the 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will be held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., from March 23 – 26, 2015. The conference theme will be “Linking… Read More

04/09/2014 – Indigenous peoples groups organize walk to Rome

On May 1, 2015, a group of indigenous peoples, hereditary chiefs and elders will arrive in the city of Paris France where they will take their first steps of a historic pilgrimage towards Rome, Italy, along the ancient… Read More

04/09/2014 – Consultancy: Global Land Tool Network partnership and networking officer

Organizational Location: Land/GLTN Unit, ULLG, UN-Habitat – UNOPS Functional Title: Consultancy: Partnership and Networking Officer Duty Station: Nairobi Duration: 12 months (with possible extension) Closing Date: 15 September 2014 The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN/the Network) is an… Read More

04/09/2014 – Postdoc vacancy at CICAM: land conflicts, land governance and justice

Postdoc Land Conflict and Local Governance Reform in Eastern DRC and South Sudan (0,8 rte) Nijmegen School of Management Maximum salary: € 4,462 gross/month Vacancy number: 27.13.14 Application deadline: 28 September 2014 Responsibilities As a post doctoral researcher… Read More

03/09/2014 – Food Security consultation: open until 14 September 2014

A review of Dutch food security policy is in the makings. By the end of this year, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs will send a joint food security policy paper to the Dutch Parliament. The… Read More

LANDdialogue | Start of the new Land Governance Multi-stakeholder Dialogue

Yesterday, 26th of August, Minister Ploumen chaired a first meeting of the Land Governance Multi-stakeholder Dialogue in the Hague. The meeting signaled the start of the new dialogue between financial institutions, pension funds, big companies, NGOs, knowledge institutes… Read More

25/08/2014 – Vacancy at The Broker: Knowledge Broker Food Security & Inclusive Economy

The Broker is partner in the Office of the Food & Business Knowledge Platform. The Broker is currently looking for a Knowledge Broker Food Security & Inclusive Economy (0,6 FTE), who will work partly for the Office of… Read More

18/08/2014 – Vacancy at Oxfam Novib: Campaigner Community Land Rights

Campaigner Community Land Rights 32 hours per week Contract period: one year  The Hague Job purpose The campaigner Community Land Rights will have a coordination role within an international consortium of organisations on the development and implementation of… Read More

18/08/2014 – Successful 5th edition of the LANDac course ‘Land governance for development’

From 7 – 18 July 2014, LANDac organized its fifth summer school course ‘Land Governance for Development’ in cooperation with the Utrecht Summer School in the historic centre of Utrecht. The fifth edition of the 2-week course drew… Read More