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NewsWebinar - 4 May 2PM CET
FIG
Commission 8 Working Group 8.3 on Spatial Planning Instruments and
Climate Change is organizing the webinar “Climate-smart land use
planning - towards flood and drought resilience.” The webinar will
take place via the FIG Zoom platform on 4th April 2024 at 2 pm CET.
The presentations will be followed by a Q&A with the moderators
and the audience. Commission 8 Newsletter - February 2024 SurveyDigital Transformation and Integration of Land Administration and Land Use Planning / Land ManagementMarch 2024 The joint FIG Working Group 7.6 / 8.4 of Commission 7 (Cadastre and Land Management) and Commission 8 (Spatial Planning and Development) on Digital Transformation and Integration of Land Administration and Land Use Planning / Land Management. This survey aims to gather qualitative and quantitative insights into perceptions of digital technologies and digitally-enabled processes in your field of work. It will be of great value in informing the work of our working group and will only take 20 minutes to complete. The survey will be open until 26 May 2024 and the results will be presented at upcoming FIG events and disseminated via the relevant newsletters. You can access the survey by following this
link: https://application.qsortware.net/user/devries2000/ Commission 8 at FIG Working Week 2023FIG Working Week 2023 took place
28 May - 1 june 2023 in Orlando, Florida. >
Work plan Commission 3 + 8 workshop Proceedings and report13-14 December 2022 the joint Workshop of Commissions 3 + 8 took place in Athens, Greece. Newsletter - FIG Commission 8 - December 2022Commission 3 + 8 workshop, 13-14 December in GreeceOctober 2022
The workshop will be the 1st edition of the "International
Scientific Conferences of European Surveyors", organized by
EGoS - European Group of Surveyors. REGISTRATIONTO REGISTER, PLEASE FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM AND EMAIL IT TO: egos.events@veduta.com.mt AND margrasco@yahoo.it (NOTE: IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE BOTH EMAIL ADDRESSES). Download the registration forms here:REGISTRATION FORM FOR DELEGATES (LINK) REGISTRATION FORM FOR GREEK PARTICIPANTS (LINK) Commision 8, Chair ElectAugust 2021
In the report from the General Assemble, you can also access the video presentation of the Candidate, Mr. Kwabena Asiama. Commission 8 at FIG e-Working Week 2021August 2021 The Working Week took place online 20-25 June 2021. Commission 8 held its annual meeting with outset in their prepared Report and Agenda. Commission 8 was also involved in several sessions covering Commission 8 areas within the theme of Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management.
To read more about Working Week 2021, the full report FIG e-Working Week 2021 is available. Workshop Joint Fig Commissions 3 and 8A joint workshop from Commissions 3 and 8 was held on 20-21July 2021 in Prato, Italy Click here for more information about the workshop Click here for the proceedings of the workshop. New FIG Publication on Water Governance Challenges in AfricaJune 2021
FIG Commission 8 Newsletter - May 2021After having cancelled the FIG Working Week last year, we are now
heading towards our first online FIG Working Week ever.With this
newsletter we would like to update you on the activities of
commission 8 and give a sneakpreview Article: Key Global and Technology Drivers Impacting SurveyingFebruary 2021 The article was published in GIM International. As the FIG commission chairs are near the halfway point in their terms, they reflect on the global and technological drivers influencing their work. This article describes the breadth of work across the FIG commissions as well as the common areas. The discussion is also informed by global reports such as the UN-GGIM’s Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management and the RICS Futures Report 2020. Enjoy the article Successful webinar about Land BankingDecember 2020 The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is finalizing a study on European good practices on land policy instruments particularly focusing on land banking. For this reason, FAO organised a well-attended webinar on Friday 11th of December about the application of land banking instruments in Europe and Central Asia. The first panel discussion focused on land banking practices in five different countries, respectively the Netherlands, France, Germany, Turkey and Montenegro. We heard about some interesting examples on how each country derived their own strategy and related land banking to agricultural policies and other instruments like land consolidation. Then based on these practices, the potential of land banking for countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia was discussed. In between the two panel discussions, FAO presented the results of the study about “European Good Practices on Land Policy Instruments with focus on land banking”. The findings were discussed in the second panel from the perspective of different organisations and stakeholders. Also, participants posted several questions to the panellists. Representatives in this panel from FIG (International Federation of Surveyors), smallholder farms in Romania (European Coordination Via Campesina & Eco Ruralis) and FAO highlighted the importance of capacity building and the need to back up the instrument of land banking with policies and legislation, like a land policy and agricultural policy. The topic of land policy instruments, and land banking is one of these, is also included in FIG’s work programme of commission 8 ‘spatial planning and development’. Working group 8.4 focuses on this topic and on its role for spatial development. A recording of the webinar about land banking is available here: NewsletterAugust 2020 This year, unfortunately, we had to miss the opportunity to meet each other at the FIG Working Week in Amsterdam. Many commission 8 activities were scheduled during the FIG Working Week, including a fully booked tour about land and water management. To bridge the time to the next Working Week, we will reach out to you in various digital ways; by this newsletter but also by organizing digital activities. Enjoy the newsletter Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and its application at country levelJune 2020 More than 550 people from across the world took the opportunity to learn about land consolidation, the legal framework, and its implementation at the country level. The successful webinar was jointly organised by FIG and FAO on 18 June. Originally, two sessions about land consolidation and the implementation at country level were planned for the FIG Working Week 2020 in Amsterdam (May 2020). Since the FIG Working Week had to be cancelled, FAO and FIG jointly agreed to organise a webinar to replace the two sessions initially planned.
The webinar will serve to support the application and implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and achieving SDG targets such as 1.4, 2.3 and 5.a. The objective of this discussion is to promote good land consolidation practices and the practical application of the FAO Legal Guide with the examples from a range of European countries. In this webinar, FAO introduce the new Legal Guide on Land Consolidation, prepared based on the outcomes of a study of good practices for land consolidation legislation in Europe. The Legal Guide has been prepared by FAO in close cooperation with technical networks such as LANDNET, FIG and UNECE WPLA. The Legal Guide weaves together legislative and technical guidance to make the process accessible to countries where land consolidation is initiated. It will be useful to a broad range of stakeholders: legislatures, legal drafters and land consolidation professionals, public and private entities and persons involved in the land consolidation process. More information. Were you not able to join live? You can watch the webinar now on Youtube FIG Working (from home) Week 2020 - ProceedingsMay 2020 During the conference days a range of articles highlighting the hot-topics, the ground breaking research, and the hidden gems in the proceedings was published. Spatial planning – the focus of commission 8 – is logically much related to the subtheme ‘integrated land and water management’ of the FIG Working Week 2020. Read the article.
FIG Working Week 2020 has been cancelledMarch 2020 It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s FIG Working Week in Amsterdam due 10-14 May. This is not a decision we have taken lightly and there are two overriding concerns that have caused us to make this decision at this time. First, the Dutch Government announced new measurements to control the COVID-19 outbreak. In the Netherlands all gatherings are prohibited until 1 June. Second, our primary concern is always the wellbeing of you, and we would not take on the responsibility, during these times, to bring so many surveyors from all over the world together. Report to the General AssemblyMarch 2020 FIG Commission 8 has prepared a written report to the General assembly. The full agenda is available The General Assembly has been cancelled and postponed to 2021. FIG Working Week 2020 and FIG Commission 8February 2020 The theme Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management is both relevant in a world where drinking water is a scarce resource, waste water needs to be recycled rather than seen as waste, where the sea needs to be better mapped and managed, where land resources need to be protected against sea-level rise, and where land-based fresh water habitats are threatened. Commission 8 is planning the following sessions:
FIG Working Week 2020: A comprehensive tour on Dutch land- and water management – 14th May 2020The Dutch have an excellent reputation when it comes to water management and successful living with water. Some even say that contemporary spatial planning and development originates from attempts to keep the water out in order to optimise land use. There is so much to see and so little time... Therefore, we combine the best the Dutch have to offer in a one day event during the FIG Working Week 2020! For more information and to register, please visit the conference website 
Commission 8 at FIG Working Week 2019The Working Week took place in Hanoi, Vietnam 22-26 April 2019. Commission 8 held its yearly meeting and was involved in several sessions covering the commission 8 areas and also in cooperation with among others FAO.
Commisson 8 at the FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 JuneCommission 8 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2017 in Helsinki, Finland 29 May - 2 June 2017
Commissin 8 at the FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand 2-6 MayCommission 8 had its annual meeting during the FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-6 May 2016
Symposium on Land Consolidation and Readjustment for Sustainable Development - Designing Resilient Landscapes and Empowering Communities.The symposium will be co-organised by FIG, FAO, Dutch Kadaster and LANDNET. The symposium provides a unique opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences with fellow scientists and practitioners working on land consolidation and land readjustment from all over the world. There is an attractive programme with a mixture of keynotes, technical sessions, field trips and social activities. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 1st of July 2016. The symposium will be held in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, 9 – 11 November 2016. Web site: www.lcsymposium.nl Commission 8 at the FIG Working Week 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria 17-21 May 2015
Commission 8 at the FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja, Nigeria 6-10 May 2013
Commission 8 at the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy, 6-10 May 2012
ATF Workshop 2011 - 30 November - 2 December 2011
The 2011 ATF Workshop will be held in Cape Town, South Africa hosted by FIG Partners: - The South African Council for Professional
and Technical Surveyors (PLATO) and Registration by 18th September to: Soraya Shaffie soraya.shaffie@uct.ac.za or Diane Dumashie ddd@dumashie.co Young Surveyors Network encourages Young Surveyors to attend the Workshop Commission 8 at the FIG Working Week, May 2011 Marrakech Morocco
Final Newsletter from Commission Chair Diane Dumashie 2007-2010
African Task Force Workshop 11-12 November, Mombassa, Kenya
Chair of Commission 8, Diane Dumashie, visited the 2010 international conference: Property RIghts, Economic Instruments and Biodiversity, Aix-en-Provence, France, 17-19 June 2010
Commission 8 at the FIG Congress 2010 in Sydney, Australia, 11-16 April 2010
GhIS/CASLE/FIG Conference in Accra Ghana, 22-28 February 2010The Ghana Institution of Surveyors, CASLE and FIG Commission 8 jointly organised an international conference "The Surveyor: Partner In National Development - Towards the Millennium Development Goals - Taking Stock of Progress" in Accra Ghana 22-28 February 2010.
FIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm, June 2008 - Commission 8 Chairman?s Overview Report by Dr. Diane Dumashie, FRICSFIG/CIREA/HKIS Seminar on Appraisal and Property Protection - 18-19 October, Beijing, China P. R. - in co-operation with Commission 8
FIG Publication no. 42 - Informal Settlements: The Road towards More Sustainable PlacesFIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden, 14-19 June 2008Commission 8 Annual Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden
during the FIG Working Week 2008,
14-19 June 2008, web site: www.fig.net/fig2008. Land Professionals Workshop on Gendering Land Tools organised by UN-HABITAT in Co-operation with FIG Commission 8 - Bagamoyo, Tanzania, 10-11 March 2008FIG Publication # 38 - The Contribution of the Surveying Profession to Disaster Risk Management
Commission 8 Newsletter - September 2005Promoting Sustainable Land Management (Bagamoyo) & Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance (Accra), March 2006 - Presentation of Dr. Diane DumashieFIG Congress in Munich, Germany, 8-13 October 2006
Working Group 8.4 on Risk Management has got its web site: http://www.isbk.uni-bonn.de/figFIG Working Week in Cairo, Egypt, 16-21 April 2005
Simon Adcock from Australia elected as new Commission 8 Chair Elect
Commission 8 attends the Regional Conference in Jakarta, 3-7 October 2004 - Read Report from the ChairFIG Working Week in Athens, 22-27 May 2004
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Commission chairs 2015-2018 at their meeting during the FIG
Working Week, 29 May-2 June in Helsinki, Finland: Remy Boudon(comm. 6) Volker
Schwieger (comm. 5), See Lian ONG (comm. 10), Angela Etuonovbe
(comm. 4), Steven Nystrom (comm. 9), Kwame Tenadu (comm. 8),
Enrico Rispoli (comm. 3), Gerda Schennach (comm. 7), Fahria Masum(comm. 2), Brian J.
Coutts (comm. 1) 
The
FIG General Assembly appointed Mr. Simon Adcock from Australia as
the new Chair Elect of Commission 8 after Dr. Spike Boydell resigned for
personal reasons some weeks before the Working Week in Cairo. Simon will
be the Chair Elect in 2005-2006 and then automatically follow Dr. Diane Dumashie as the Chair of Commission 8 in 2006-2010. You can read more
about 
Diane Dumashie
was appointed to Commission 8 Chair
for 2004-2006. Diane is a private surveyor running her own company
Dumashie Associates