What:             2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa

Who:              African Land Policy Centre (ALPC)

When:            21- 24 November 2023; 11:00  EAT/ 9: 00 GMT

Where:           Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The fifth edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) will take place from 21-24 November 2023 under the theme: “Promoting Sustainable Land Governance in Africa for Accelerating Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA)(link is external)”. The event will be in a hybrid format, combining virtual sessions and physical participation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The conference's theme aligns with the African Union Theme of 2023: “Acceleration of AfCFTA Implementation”.

CLPA is organized biennially by the African Land Policy Centre(link is external), a joint initiative of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Development Bank.

The Ethiopian government will co-host the meeting.

Participants include experts from government, academia, research, traditional authorities and other non-state actors, the private sector, and development partners.

The overall objective of the conference is to deepen commitment and strengthen capacity for land policy development, implementation, and monitoring in Africa through improved access to knowledge and information in support of evidence-based land policymaking. The dialogue will also foster improved networking, partnerships and resources for land governance and land policy in Africa.

Contacts:

Interview requests with any of the experts attending the CLPA 2023 should be made via the media contacts below:

In Ethiopia and Online:

• African Union Commission (AUC):    Peace Lydia Mutuwa | MutuwaP@africa-union.org(link sends e-mail)
• African Development Bank (AfDB):   Solange Kamuanga-Tossou | s.kamuanga-tossou@afdb.org(link sends e-mail) and Ochieng Ogodo | o.ogodo@afdb.org(link sends e-mail)
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA): Sophia Denekew Denekews.uneca@un.org