8th ISK Africa Regional Conference: Climate resilient surveying for sustainable land and built environment

The 8th ISK Africa Regional Conference took place 16-17 November 2023 in Eldoret. The theme of the conference was “Climate Resilient Surveying for Sustainable Land and Built Environment.” This conference was organized by the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK), which is a land sector professionals’ organization made up of valuers, land surveyors, geomatic engineers, registered estate agents, property managers, building surveyors, land administration managers and facilities managers. The conference was sponsored by government institutions as well as by service providers from the private sector from related industries. This annual conference brings together industry leaders in the land sector, as well as civil society organizations, the ISK membership, academia, representatives from development institutions and governments from all over Africa. It was attended by more than 200 participants from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Presenters of the 8th ISK Africa Regional Conference from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

The GLTN was invited by to present on 'Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Mitigation' giving a global perspective of innovative land tools for climate-resilient land administration. “The role of land professionals is critical in achieving security of tenure for all. Tenure security allows the land users to manage their land in a more sustainable manner, which contributes not only to reduction in land degradation and restoration of land, but also in climate mitigation and adaptation. We need more innovative approaches and tools in land surveying and land administration for sustainable management of land and natural resources.” — Jong Hee Paik, Land & Climate Change specialist, GLTN Secretariat.

Surv. Samuel Larbi Darko, President of Licensed Surveyors in Ghana (LiSAG) (left) appreciates GLTN's Jong Hee Paik, Land and Climate Change Consultant at the 8th ISK Africa Regional Conference.

The GLTN has in the past engaged with the ISK regional conferences: 4th ISK Regional Conference – Land and Property; Advancing Africa Sustainable Development GLTN partners with the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya for the 4th ISK Regional Conference on land and property Partnering for improved land governance in Kenya with ISK ISK Regional Conference 2018 3rd Institute of Surveyors of Kenya Regional Conference 2018 ISK Regional Conference 2017 See also coverage by Kenya News Agency