Date: May 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM EST
Location: MC PRESTON AUDITORIUM

This Plenary provides a high-level forum to drive action in tenure reform in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1.4.2 on securing land tenure.  The session will commence with an overview of the state of land governance based on global land tenure data from the Global Land Observatory and PRINDEX.  A panel of country champions that have recently completed land tenure reforms and systematic land registration will then take the stage to share their insights on good practices and lessons learned in recognizing land rights and how to scale up these tenure actions in their region.  The plenary will end with a call to action by countries who have committed to take action on tenure reforms and recognition of land rights in their countries.

Maggie Charnley, Head of the International Forests Unit, UK Government (FCDO & DESNZ) 

Ming Zhang, Global Director Urban, Resilience and Land, World Bank 

Wencke Sophia Müller-Rilke, Senior Policy Officer, BMZ 

Ward Anseeuw, Land Tenure Lead, Food and Agricultural Organization of the Unites Nations (FAO) 

Deogratius Ndejembi, Minister, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development 

Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India 

César Fernando Schiavon Aldrighi, President, INCRA 

Leevameng Leebouapao, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - Department of Land 

Marcy Vigoda, Director, International Land Coalition 

Cheick Daniel Bamba, Directeur Général, l’Agence du Foncier Rural (AFOR) 

Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, Honorable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development 

HENRI EYEBE AYISSI, Ministre, Ministère des Domaines, du Cadastre et des Affaires Foncières 

Lourdes González, Directora General, Dirección General de los Registros Públicos