Africa
FIG Capacity Development Network
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Africa Regional Network:
2016 Africa FIG Regional network: West Africa Capacity
development workshop
16-18 November 2016 , Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Ensuring Good Land Governance Practices in the Land Profession and What
you can do about it
Workshop Organisation
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Drawing upon the theme agreed in ARN’s terms of reference, and
ratified by General Assembly, the 2016 workshop: A time to Improve
Land Governance: How the Land Professionals can support
the implementation of The Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of
Tenure (VGGT) was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16–18
November 2016. This workshop relates specifically to SDGs Goal 1 on
ending poverty and the Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible
Governance of Tenure (VGGT’s). |
In 2016, the ARN sought to partner with a sister organisation, and
the opportunity arose to cooperate with President François Mazuyer,
Fédération des Géomètres Francophones (FGF) who were scheduled to hold their
annual African conference. Logistically support was provided by L’Ordre des
Geometres-Experts de Cote d’Ivore (OGECI).
The ARN program was designed in parallel with FGF activities, ensuring
that we came together at various stages to join across Anglophone and
Francophone networks, exposing land professionals to a greater and diverse
number of people, and thereby creating an informative and productive
meeting. It complemented the FGF conference theme: “Land management and
sustainable development, which solutions for developing countries”. The FGF
conference was attended by land professionals and exhibitors from across
Francophone Africa.
FGF and ARN conference Banner
Women on their farm
The ARN workshop brought together 39 land professionals over the 2 day
workshop, participants were drawn from several Anglophone and Francophone
African nations with expertise across the range of land professional
disciplines within FIG membership.
Vice President Diane Dumashie chaired the meeting and designed and
facilitated the training workshop. From the FIG family, the chair was
assisted by Stephen Djaba (Geotech Ghana), Robinson Ndwiga Murithi (GEBCO
Kenya), and Yacoba Hamed Dagnoko (OGECI) who was indispensably on
logistics. Importantly ARN collaborated with the Young Surveyors from West
Africa, led on this occasion by Yusuf Aro-Lambo, Adama Sarr, Daniel Brown
and Chuck Onwuzuligbo.
The network welcomed Dr W. Odame Larbi, FAO Africa (on secondment from AU
LPI) who supported our deliberations.
Workshop Deliberations
The workshop focus sought to build the future resilience into land
professional practices to improve governance of tenure by understanding the
implementation opportunities referenced in the VGGTs that will ensure that
people benefit from secure and equitable tenure rights. The key objective is
to communicate action-orientated messages to multi-stakeholders of how land
professionals can assist to improve governance of tenure drawing upon the
VGGT principles.
The VGGTs are important. As an international soft law there is consensus
that equitable land governance and tenure security for all is the foundation
for sustainable economic development. All participants recognised this and
were expected to identify what they might do in their own place of work. The
outcomes were further discussed at the FIG ARN roundtable held at the 2017
FIG working week in Helsinki.
Over the two days, the participants’ task was to apply the VGGT
principles by addressing ideas using a digital communication platform to
develop messages for a statement for action, and to explore leadership
skills within their own communities.
Workshop Outcome
The workshop successfully provoked thought and stimulated debate, along
with achieving the following objectives:
- To raise awareness by coming together to consider the opportunity
land professionals could make to improving governance of tenure by
implementing the VGGT principles
- To add value for participants through a learning experience to
enable them to act as agents of change
- To provide succinct messaging that will enable the compilation of a
African land professionals VGGT statement for action
- A final draft document was uploaded on the website in preparation
for the roundtable discussion at the Working Week in Helsinki Finland
June 2017.
The group’s video messages can be viewed here:
This is a great opportunity to partner with the Federation des Geometres
Francophione (FGF) and visit the Ivory Coast, a Franco-phone African nation.
ARN will continue to build upon our previous successful workshops where
you
- Participate in International and African continental wide
initiatives that affect you and your everyday working lives,
- Deliberate on key skills for leadership learning
- Introduced to the latest in technical instruments. In the
recent past we’ve been sponsored by FIG corporate members, Thompson
Reuters and Trimble, and there are more interested to support us!
- Continue and build new friendships, networks and ideas.
Over the three day event, we will be holding the ARN workshop in English
and will appeal to those wishing to have an understanding of the
International land governance initiatives, and those working in land survey,
valuation, QS, Urban management, planning, engineering, design and bridging
across to societal benefit.
The program will be designed in parallel with ARN and FGF activities,
although we will come together at various stages to join across Anglophone
and Francophone networks thereby exposing you to a greater and diverse
number of people - it will be informative, productive and above all mixed
with some fun as we will conclude with the opportunity of a joint
sightseeing and field trip.
Our partners are to be fully engaged:
- FAO will be supporting on the main workshop theme agreed in ARN’s
business plan, and ratified by General Assembly.
- The YSN Africa will be assisting with content delivery.
- And FGF will be coordinating the logistics and assisting you to
navigate around the city.
We are all looking forward to welcome you in West Africa for highly
stimulating days in the company of great networks.
A preliminary program and registration form will soon be available, do
watch out for further updates in the next few weeks– Registrations will need
to be concluded by 9th September 2016.
Look forward to meeting you November 2016
Diane Dumashie, Chair
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Wednesday 16 November
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| 18.00- 19.00 |
Early registration |
| 19.00-20.00 |
Invitation to FGF Welcome Reception
and ARN informal greeting |
Thursday 17 November
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| 08.00-08.30 |
Arrival and registration |
| 08.45 - 09.00 |
Welcome: FIG Vice President |
| 09.00 – 10.00 |
Sessions |
| 10.00-10.15 |
Coffee/tea |
| 10.15- 13.00 |
Sessions |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch & Group Photo |
| 14.00-15.45 |
Sessions |
| 15.45-16.00 |
Coffee/ tea |
| 16.00- 16.45 |
Sessions |
| 17.00 |
Closing Day 1 |
Friday 18 November
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| 08.30-09.30 |
Joint ARN/FGF plenary key notes |
| 09.30-10.00 |
Joint session ARN/ FGF |
| 10.00-11.00 |
Coffee/tea |
| 11.00 |
ARN Sessions |
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ARN Closing: Final discussion on our results
& next step |
| 13.30-14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30-18.00 |
FGF Technical Tour |
Workshop Documents:
General Assembly Report:
Workshop order of events:
FAO VGGT training modules:
Workshop video outputs:
Africa Land Professionals statement for Action:
Workshop support materials
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Registration has
closed
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Distribution Pension fund (WAEMU), Abidjan Ivory Coast
For more information, please visit
http://www.goafricaonline.com/ci/97372-crrae-umoa-epargne-abidjan-cote-ivoire
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SOFITEL |
Tiama |
Pullman |
Novotel |
Ibis Plateau |
Ibis Marcory
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Ivotel |
Palm Club |
| Stars |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Number of
chambers |
423 |
138 |
208 |
258 |
190 |
135 |
115
43 |
84
4 suites |
| Prices
breakfast included in cfa |
197.000*
210.000*
269.000* |
115.000*
135.000* |
120.000 |
125.000 |
62.000 |
64.000 |
40.000
70.000
75.000
90.000
100.000 |
75.000*
150.000*
225.000* |
| Prices
with (*) are without breakfast |
NB: The Pullman, Novotel, Ibis_Ptateau and Ibis_Marcory hotels are part
of a group ; please indicate the code CONFABJ on
www.accordhotels.com to get
a special price
L’Hôtel SOFITEL Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire: *****
www.sofitel.com
08 BP 01 Abidjan 08
Tel : (00 225) 22 48 26 26/87 38 66 85
Email: h8844-sl1@sofitel.com
L’Hôtel TIAMA: *****
www.hotel.tiama.ci
04 BP 643 Abidjan 04
Tel : (00 225) 20 31 33 33
Email:
reservation.tiama@gmail.com
L’Hôtel PULLMAN: *****
www.accorhotels-group.com
/ www.accorhotels.com
This hotel is located 100 meters from the conference venue
Tel : (00 225) 20 30 16 31/(00 225) 2175 63 06
mob :+(225) 08 37 20 21
Email: h0667-sl@accor.com
L’Hôtel NOVOTEL: ****
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(Tél : (00 225) 20 30 16 31/(00 225) 2175 63 06
mob :+(225) 08 37 20 21
Email: h0667-sl@accor.com
IBIS_PLATEAU: ***
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Tel : (00 225) 20 30 16 31/(00 225) 2175 63 06
mob :+(225) 08 37 20 21
Email: h0667-sl@accor.com
encore +(225) 20 31 80 08 / www.ibis.com
IBIS_MARCORY: ***
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/ www.accorhotels.com
Tél : (00 225) 20 30 16 31/(00 225) 2175 63 06
mob :+(225) 08 37 20 21
Email: h0667-sl@accor.com
encore +(225) 20 31 80 08 / www.ibis.com
L’Hôtel Palm Club: ***
Tél : (00 225) 22 40 53 00
Email:
palmclub@hotelpalmclub.com
L’Hôtel IVOTEL: ***
www.ivotel.com
Tél : (00 225) 20 25 66 66
Email: ivotel@ivotel.com
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If you have any questions, on
Registration, please contact
dianeawodumashie[at]yahoo.com
Logistics, please contact
Programme, please contact
dianeawodumashie[at]yahoo.com
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