Start Date : 29 Jan 07   End Date : 31 Jan 07 Location: Nairobi, Kenya

UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network GLTN, in cooperation with International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) organised a three day Expert group meeting (EGM) on Transparency in Land administration at the UN Complex in Nairobi , Kenya from 29- 31 January 2007.

The EGM aimed to identify a range of issues and priorities for exploring the land administration-transparency subject and to create a road map for enhancing capacity through the design and conduct of training programmes on this topic. It brought together approximately 35 participants from Sub-Saharan Africa and internationally. The participants represented experiences from land, governance and training and capacity building, drawing from international academic and professional expertise focused specifically on the realities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Following the EGM, UN-HABITAT and ITC further translated the identified needs into course topics and developed training materials for future courses on the subject.