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International Conference |
| Time frame: | 17th - 18th of April 2008 |
| Venue: | Munich, Conference Centre of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Hanns Seidel Stiftung) |
| Direction: | Prof. Dr. Holger Magel and Prof. Dr. Gottfried Konecny |
| Conference language: | English |
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a set of unprecedented efforts which countries around the globe and the leading development institutions have undertaken in order to meet the needs of the world’s poorest people. These efforts have brought together a considerable number of professionals of different fields and from all over the world, who have committed themselves to contributing to the development of a more equitable world. Clearly, there has been progress towards the achievement of these goals, but, halfway to the 2015 deadline, the overall success is still far from satisfactory and many targets still need more consideration and stronger efforts. The International Conference "Policy meets Land Management: Contributions to the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals" was organized as a joint venture of four main partners, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the Chair of Land Management of the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the Beratungsgruppe für Internationale Entwicklung im Vermessungswesen (BEV), with the valuable support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSS), the Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen e.V. (DVW) and the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). The conference took place on April 17th and 18th 2008 at the Conference Centre of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Munich and was visited by more than 160 participants from around 30 countries from all over the world. The main objectives of the conference were to reflect on the German contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly on those goals which are closer to the wider field of Land Management and, in this context, to discuss about their state of affairs and what path should be followed in the future if the goals are to be truly achieved. Consequently, the conference also aimed at bringing Land Management to the centre of the current global discussions as a key issue for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and, hence, for reducing poverty and delivering equity around the world. The most important results of the conference are summarized in the Wrap-up Speech given by Prof. Dr. Holger Magel and by the Munich Declaration on Land Management and Land Policy 2008 which was agreed upon by all the participants at the end of the congress. During the conference, there were a number of keynote speakers and presentations, all which are contained in this documentation CD. Download Foreword of the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (Deutsch, English) Download Munich Declaration on Land Management and Land Policy 2008 Download Press Release of TUM (in German only) Report zfv N°5/2008 by Mr. Winrich Voß, Hannover (in German only) |
Day 1 - April 17th 2008  |
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| Address of Welcome |
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Prof. Dr. Holger Magel, Conference Director |
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Former State Minister Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Zehetmair, Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. Download Speech |
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Opening Session |
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MinR Michael Bauer. Representative of Parliamentary State Secretary Karin Kortmann, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) |
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Dr. Jörg Vogel, Head of Department for European Policy and International Relations. Representative of State Minister Dr. Markus Söder, National and European Affairs of the Bavarian State Chancellery. |
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Mr. Jozias Blok, European Commission Directorate-General Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States. Representative of Mr. Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Download Speech |
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| It's all about Sustainable Development | ||
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Dr. Volker Hauff, Chairman of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) |
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| Global Demand from a Professional Perspective - Overview of the MDGs in the Context of Land Management |
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Dr. Clarissa Augustinus, UN Habitat Chief of Land and Tenure Section, and Dr. Klaus Deininger, World Bank Senior Economist |
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Dr. Mika Törhönen, FAO Land Tenure Officer |
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Prof. Stig Enemark, President of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) |
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Mr. Willi Zimmermann, Land Policy Advisor |
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Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grünreich, President of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) |
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Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans Huber, Director of Hans Huber AG. |
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Day 2 - April 18th 2008
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Group 1 - Education, Research and Capacity Development in Land Management, Geo Informatics and Geodesy |
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Mrs. Dorith von Behaim, GTZ Sector Project Land Management |
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Dr. Hanns Sylvester and Mrs. Anke Stahl, DAAD |
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Prof. Dr. Norbert Vogt, Dean of TUM Faculty for Civil Engineering and Surveying |
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Prof. Dr. Gottfried Konecny, Universität Hannover |
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Dr. Thomas Christiansen, Polytechnic University of Namibia |
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Philips, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Brazil |
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Bähr, Universität Karlsruhe |
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| Group 2 - Good Practice Examples on Land Management, Geo Informatics and Geodesy | ||
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Mr. Sar Sovann, LAMP Director, and Dr. Franz-Volker Müller, GTZ Team Leader (Cambodia) |
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Prof. Dr. Joseph Salukvadze, Tbilisi State University (Georgia) |
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Mr. Harald Finkemeyer, GTZ Team Leader (Mongolia) |
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Mr. Simon Numberger, HSS Project Leader, Mr. Dapeng Zhang (China) |
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Mr. Carlos Roca, Director Spatial Planning, and Mr. Jorge Amantegui, Project Director (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) |
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Mr. Reinhard von Brunn, Director GTZ Chile |
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Mr. Benjamin Quaye (MSc), Head of Planning Unit LAP (Ghana) |
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Mr. Jean-Luc Horisberger, GTZ Project Leader (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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Mr. Zeljko Obradovic, Director of Federal Bureau for Geodetic and Property Relations (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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| Conference Wrap-up | ||
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Prof. Dr. Holger Magel |
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