The World Bank Land Conference has catalyzed the global land community for over 20 years.
The Conference is the premier global forum for the land sector, bringing together over 1,000 participants from governments, development partners, civil society, academia, and the private sector to showcase policy-relevant research, discuss technical issues and sector good practice, and inform our dialogue. The Conference also aims to encourage cross-sectoral knowledge exchange and has incubated numerous investments, initiatives, and research projects led by diverse stakeholders, including the Voluntary Guidelines, the Land Governance Assessment Framework, and the Stand for Her Land Campaign.
The 2025 World Bank Land Conference was held from May 5–8, 2025 in Washington, DC.
- OVERVIEW
- Agenda
The 2025 World Bank Land Conference aimed to move from awareness to action by highlighting effective strategies for securing land tenure and access and scaling up land sector initiatives, investments, and policy reforms that promote global prosperity and environmental sustainability.
The Opening Session was a multi-stakeholder discussion on how the private sector, governments, local landholders, and civil society can work together to advance socially responsible and environmentally sustainable mining investments that unlock jobs, energy access, and economic growth.
DATE: May 5–8, 2025
VENUE: 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433
SPONSORSHIP & BOOTH EXHIBITION: Contact Land Conference Team
CONTACT: landconf@worldbank.org
MONDAY | MAY 5
Time |
Type |
Title |
Location |
08:00 - 11:00 |
Registration & Expo set-up |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Plenary |
Watch Live: Opening Session - How Land Systems Create Jobs and Unlock the Future of Energy |
Preston Auditorium |
12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Urbanization |
OS14 Reforming urban land management: Experiences from Africa and Latin America |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS21 Enabling indigenous peoples participation by building land governance capacity |
MC C2-350 |
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Energy Transition |
OS12 Elements of just transition readiness: lessons and strategies for transition-effective land governance |
MC 2-800 |
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Women's Rights |
OS19 From Evidence to Practice: Strengthening Women's Land Tenure Security | MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS01 Property taxation in Africa – From legislation to implementation |
MC C2-370 |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
Urbanization |
OS13 Shaping Space: Responding to Economic and Demographic Evolution through Land Use and Urban Management in Japan and other Asian Countries |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS08 For the planet, and people? Reducing risks in land-intensive climate mitigation investments |
MC C2-350 |
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Energy Transition |
OS17 From data to action: Lessons from a decade of impact evaluations of integrated land and resource governance programs | MC 2-800 |
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Women's Rights |
OS01 Securing Land, Securing Futures: The Gendered Impact of Climate and Conflict affected situations on Women’s Land Access |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS02 Land tenure and deforestation |
MC C2-370 |
TUESDAY | MAY 6
Time |
Type |
Title |
Location |
09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary |
P02 Global Land Policy and Governance |
Preston Auditorium |
10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Urbanization |
OS06 Revisiting sites and services for the 21st century |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS07 Unlocking Land for Nature-Based Solutions: Challenges and Pathways |
MC C2-350 |
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Energy Transition |
OS24 Navigating the energy transition: A just path for Indigenous Peoples amidst growing demands for land and mineral resources |
MC 2-800 |
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Women's Rights |
OS09 The Women’s Land Rights Initiative: Advancing women’s land rights through the Rio Conventions |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS03 Farmer registries to improve land records and design & monitor interventions |
MC C2-370 |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Urbanization |
OS20 Building-up better: securing tenure in high-rise buildings |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS18 Securing Land for Climate Action in Africa: Ideas, Concepts and Experiences |
MC C2-350 |
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Energy Transition |
OS30 From data to action: Tools to monitor corruption, improve transparency, and enable a just energy transition |
MC 2-800 |
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Women's Rights |
OS25 Transforming discriminatory norms to strengthen women’s land rights: examples from the Stand for Her Land global advocacy initiative |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Sessions |
RS04 Towards resilient urban development: Data and options for land value capture | MC C2-370 |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
e-Governance |
OS23 Geo-spatially enabled property valuation for enhanced revenue generation in emerging markets |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS31 Navigating political economies to strengthen land governance for climate action |
MC C2-350 |
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Standards |
OS11 How to: making Climate Interventions work for equitable Land Rights |
MC 2-800 |
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Climate/Disaster |
OS15 Promoting land tenure security for equitable and climate-resilient agri-food systems, infrastructural development and energy transition in Africa |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Sessions |
RS05 Enhancing resilience of agricultural and ecosystem services |
MC C2-370 |
WEDNESDAY | MAY 7
Time |
Type |
Title |
Location |
09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary |
P03 Evidence for Policy-Making: The Potential of Modern Land Administration Systems |
Preston Auditorium |
10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
e-Governance |
OS22 Sustainable Financing for Effective Land Administration |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS16 Strengthening land governance for climate resilience: Strategies and lessons from East and Southern Africa |
MC C2-350 |
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Standards |
OS02 Securing land and carbon rights for climate action: filling the gaps in laws, standards and systems |
MC 2-800 |
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Climate/Disaster |
OS32 Land use planning for climate action and disaster resilience: evidence from global best practices and guidance for implementation |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS06 Nation-wide land governance and administration reforms |
MC C2-370 |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
e-Governance |
OS26 Securing collective lands: Bridging knowledge gaps for global challenges |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS10 Land rights data to drive just transitions |
MC C2-350 |
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Standards |
OS28 The Mekong at the crossroads: carbon markets and social integrity |
MC 2-800 |
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Climate/Disaster |
OS05 Building Resilience through Effective Land Administration, Geospatial Systems and Digital Twins |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS07 The multi-faceted impacts of better land market functioning |
MC C2-370 |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
e-Governance |
OS03 Best Practices and Innovations for Securing IP&LC Tenure: Tools, Approaches, and Cultural Sensitivity |
Preston Auditorium |
Land Management |
OS27 Advancing marine and coastal tenure: Integrating land and marine tenure in coastal environments to enable sustainable development and equitable resource management | MC C2-350 |
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Women's Rights |
OS04 Building climate resilience through inclusive and equitable land use planning in Africa |
MC 2-800 |
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Climate/Disaster |
OS29 Securing Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) Rights for Disaster Preparedness |
MC 4-800 |
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Research Session |
RS08 Land registries as a key data source for resilient land use |
MC C2-370 |
THURSDAY | MAY 8
Time |
Type |
Title |
Location |
09:00 - 10:30 |
Plenary |
P04 Country Best Practice: How Land Systems Unlock Jobs and Growth |
Preston Auditorium |
10:30 - 11:00 |
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Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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11:00 - 12:30 |
AFR Francophone |
RW01 Développement des systèmes d’information foncière en Afrique francophone | Preston Auditorium |
AFR Anglophone |
RW02 Experience with Land Information Systems in Anglophone Africa | MC 4-800 |
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LAC |
RW05 The Role of Land Administration in Building Resilient Cities |
MC 2-800 |
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EAP-SAR |
RW08 Breaking Barriers in Securing Tenure |
MC C2-350 |
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Research Session |
RS09 Land values and markets |
MC C2-370 |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
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Lunch & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
AFR - Joint |
RW03 Experience with Land Information Systems in Africa |
Preston Auditorium |
EAP-SAR |
RW09 Establishing the Land Foundation for Climate Action and DRM | MC C2-350 |
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LAC |
RW06 Land-Based Solutions to Easing Deforestation Pressure in the Amazon Region and Environmentally Strategic Areas | MC 2-800 |
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Research Session |
RS10 Measuring and maintaining environmental impacts of land interventions |
MC C2-370 |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
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Coffee & Networking & Solutions Expo |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
AFR - Joint |
RW04 Minister's Roundtable: Land's Contribution to Jobs and Growth in Africa |
Preston Auditorium |
EAP-SAR |
RW10 Strengthening Land Valuation for Land Managementand Own Source Revenue | MC C2-350 |
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LAC |
RW07 Land Governance and Tenure Regularization |
MC 2-800 |
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Research Session |
RS11 The importance of legal and regulatory frameworks |
MC C2-370 |
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17:30 - 19:30 |
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Closing Reception |
MC Atrium |
SIDE EVENTS | FRIDAY | MAY 9
Time |
Type |
Title |
Location |
SIF en Afrique : progrès et défis, les perspectives des secteurs publics et privés |
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Sustainable Landscapes in Action: Tenure and Land Rights within Integrated Landscape Management |
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| Designing Land Administration Reform Through a Political Economy Lens: A Framework for Sustainable Change | |||
Innovative Technology to Support Rights in Nature-Based Projects |
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From data to action: Lessons from a decade of impact evaluations of integrated land and resource governance programs |
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The LandMark Platform: Geospatial Mapping for Promoting and Securing Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities Land and Territorial Rights |
Date: May 05 - 08, 2025
Location: Washington, DC