International Workshop on
LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ADMINISTRATION: INTEGRATION AND DECENTRALISATION
February 16-17, 2023,
Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal
INTRODUCTION
Land Management Training Center, an ISO 9000:2015 certified organisation, under the patronship of the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Nepal, is organizing an “International Workshop on Land Use Planning and Land Administration: Integration and Decentralization” from February 16-17, 2023 at its campus in Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk, followed by a side event on February 15, 2023.
This event is being supported by multiple national and international organisations in different capacities. The international partner of the event is the Commission 7 of the International Federation Surveyors (FIG). The World Bank (WB) and the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF) have offered their support as the strategic partners. Similarly, Kadaster International (KI), the Netherlands, and the Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, the Netherlands, are the other two international partners of the event. Nationally, the Ministry of Agriculture and Live Stock Development (MoALSD); National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Survey Department (DoS), and the Department of Land Management and Archive (DoLMA), have extended their support. Additionally, professional organizations including, Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS) and Nepal Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society (NRSPS) have also offered their backing to the event. The Department of Geomatics Engineering of the Kathmandu University (DoGE-KU) is on board as the academic partner, and the Community Self Reliance Center (CSRC), Nepal, is partnering the event from the community-based organizations in the country.
A side /pre-event is being organized in collaboration with the KI and ITC on the topic “Masterclass on Land Management Integration and Decentralization.”
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this event is to create a platform to share research, international practices and professional experiences at the intersection of the fields of land administration and land use planning, among the multidisciplinary attendees. The aim is to get ourselves exposed to international knowledge and experiences on land use planning and land administration, and particularly with regards to integration and decentralization of those functions, in order to pave way forward for the same at home. This is all in the context of the Government of Nepal’s move to implement land use planning across the country and future plans for decentralizing land administration services.
The secondary objectives of the event are as follows:
- to foster collaborative relationships between national/international institutions, academics, and professionals for mutual benefit through knowledge sharing and technology transfer.
- to develop a book on decentralized and integrated Land Use Planning (with reference to Land Administration) that is useful for Nepali context based on the papers presented in this event.
TARGET GROUP
We have designed this event in such a way that it covers a wide range of topics and will serve as an ideal global networking platform by bringing together renowned professors, academicians, researchers, professionals and practitioners from around the globe. We encourage the presentations on the learnings from the real practices of land use planning and decentralization of land administration in different scenarios.
MAJOR THEMES
Following are the major themes of the event
(A) Integrated Land Use Planning
- Spatial Land Use Planning Tools
- Integrated Land Use Planning
- Urban Land Use Planning
- Agricultural Land Use Planning
- Forest Land Use Planning
- Land Use Planning for Tourism
- Land Use Planning for water bodies
- Infrastructure Development and Land Use
- Industrial Land Use
- Climate change and land use planning
- International Practices on Land Use Development
- Education and Outreach on land Use Development
- Disaster Risk Management and Land Use Planning
- Mines and Land Use Planning
- Health and Land Use Planning
(B) Decentralized Land Administration
- Technical Issues of Decentralization of Land Administration
- Institutional and Capacity Development in Land Administration
- Innovations in Land Administration Technologies
- Good Governance in Land Administration
- Fit For Purpose Land Administration
- Integrating Land Use Planning and Land Administration
REGISTRATION
Only invited personalities and presenters will be registered for the event. There is NO registration fee. The invitees will be selected from list of interested candidates based on their professional and academic background. You are requested to express your interest to attend the event by filling up the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfddGl15AiBcEGOXqJsfgRFOE-HbmjchE3xwWJQSC5HDRdO6A/viewform
We request the presenters also to fill up this link as a presenter.
Event Schedule
The detailed schedule of the event will be published later. Different slots for the event will be as follows:
| International Workshop on Land Use Planning and Land Administraiton: Integration and Decentralisation | ||
| February 16-17, 2023, LMTC Campus, Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk | ||
| Day I (February 16, 2023) | ||
| 07:45-08:45 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| Opening Ceremony (08:45- 10:45) | Chair: Mr. Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, ED, LMTC Chief Guest: Hon’ble Rajendra Kumar Rai, Minister, MoLMCPA MC: Ms. Jyoti Dhakal, Survey Officer, Survey Department |
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| Time Slot | Activity | |
| Before 08:45 | Taking Seat in the Hall | |
| 08:45 – 08:47 | National Anthem (upon arrival of the chief guest) | |
| 08:47 – 08:52 | Welcome Speech: …. | |
| 08:52 – 09:02 | Welcome Song | |
| Swasti Bachan | ||
| 09:02 – 09:05 | Inauguration: Chief Guest | |
| 09:05 – 09:10 | Remarks: … | |
| 09:10 – 09:17 | Video Message: Dr. Diane Dumashie, FIG President | |
| 09:17 – 09:22 | Remarks: Ms. Lada Strelkova, World Bank | |
| 09:22 – 09:30 | Remarks: Mr. Ashok Byanju, Mayor, Dhulikhel Municipality | |
| 09:30 – 09:55 | Keynote Speech: Prof. Dr. Achyut Wagle, Registrar, KU- Role of Land Use Planning in Land Economics: in the context of Nepal | |
| 09:55 – 10:00 | Remarks: Dr. Damodar Regmi, Secretary, MoLMCPA | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Remarks: Prof. Dr. Bhola Thapa, VC- KU | |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Felicitation by the Chief Guest to the Contributors | |
| 10:15- 10:25 | Inaugural Address: Chief Guest – Hon’ Rajendra Kumar Rai, Minister, MoLMCPA | |
| 10:25 – 10:35 | Vote of Thanks and Closing: Chair, Mr. Ganesh Prasad Bhatta | |
| 10:35 – 10:45 | Group Photograph | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Tea Break | |
| Plenary Session I (11:00-13:00) | ||
| Chair: Dr. Rohan Bennett, Associate Professor,; Chair, FIG Commission 7 Rapporteur: Er. Sharad Mainali, Instructor, LMTC |
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| 11:00- 11:30 | Mr. Anil Pokharel, Executive Chief, Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, NDRRMA | |
| 11:30- 12:01 | Dr. Wonseop Lee, KRIHS | |
| An Introduction to National Territorial Plans, Capital Region Policy and Urban Disaster Prevention in Korea. | ||
| 12:01-12:30 | Dr. Shirley Ballaney, WB | |
| Gujarat’s System of Land Use Management for Cities and Towns. | ||
| 12:30-13:00 | Mr. Mirwansyah Prawiranegara,Head of Sub-Directorate of Spatial Planning of National Strategic Area no. 1, ATR/BPN | |
| The Current and Planned Spatial Planning System in Indonesia | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| Plenary Session II (14:00-15:30) | ||
| Chair: Dr.Dimo Todorovski, Chiar, FIG Commission 2, Ass. Professor, ITC Faculty of University of Twente, the Netherlands Rapporteur: Er. Binod Humagain, Instructor, LMTC | ||
| 14:00-14:20 | Prof. Dr. Kevin McDougal, Professor of Surveying, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, University of South Queensland, Australia | |
| Land Use Planning in Australia and Nepal – Challenges and Opportunities | ||
| 14:20-14:40 | Dr. Jagannath Aryal, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia | |
| “Digital Twin and Earth Observation for Land Use Planning: Trends and Opportunities for Emerging Economies” | ||
| 14:40-15:10 | Dr. Mahendra Subba, President, Regional and Urban Planning Society of Nepal | |
| “a Framework for Land Use Planning Technical Guidelines” | ||
| 15:10- 15:30 | Dr. Sunil Babu Shrestha, Academician (Outgoing Vice Chancellor), Nepal Academy of Science and Technology | |
| Food Green City: An Approach of Promoting Urban Agriculture Integrating with Urban Land use Planning of Nepal | ||
| 15:30-15:45 | Tea Break | |
| Nepal Session (15:45-15:25) | ||
| Chair: Dr.Purna Bahadur Nepali, Associate Professor, School of Management, Kathmandu University Rapporteur: Er. Sudarshan Gautam, Instructor, LMTC |
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| 15:45-16:05 | Dr. Yek Raj Adhikari; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development | |
| Land Management and Land Use Planning in Nepal (Dealing with Land Issues for National Prosperity: An Urban Planning Perspective) | ||
| 16:05-16:25 | Ms. Sabnam Shivakoti; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
| Agriculture Land Use Planning in Nepal – Issues, Practices and Prospects | ||
| 16:25-16:45 | Mr. Babukaji Dallakoti: Under Secretary, Ministry of Forest and Environment | |
| Forest Land Use in the context of development projects in Nepal: Issues and Challenges | ||
| 16:45-17:05 | Mr. Shishir Koirala, Joint Secretary / Dr. Yogendra Mishra, Senior Divisional Engineer; Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
| Land Resource Mapping and Assessment of Nepal for the Irrigation Purpose | ||
| 17:05-17:25 | Mr. Guru Prasad Adhikari, Senior Divisional Engineer; Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport | |
| Issue of Land Acquisitions for the Development of Highways and Railways in Nepal | ||
| 18:00-20:00 Social Evening and Welcome Dinner | ||||||
| Day II (February 17, 2023) | ||||||
| 07:00-08:15 | Session on Sprutiality / Meditation: Stress Management (only for interested participants) – (Dr. Chintamani Gautam ) | |||||
| 08:15-09:00 | Breakfast | |||||
| Plenary Session III (09:00-10:00) | ||||||
| Chair: Dr.Reshma Shrestha, Associate Professor / Head of Department, Geomatics Engineering, KU Rapporteur: Er. Shivaji K.C., Instructor, LMTC |
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| 09:00-09:20 | Dr. Eugene Chigbu, Associate Professor of Land / GLTN Land use planning: The tenure-responsive concept and practice in country level interventions |
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| 09:20-09:40 | Mr. Chinzorig Batbileg ;Land and Urban Development Specialist, Nomad Systems LLC, Mongolia Planning and Developing Underdeveloped Areas, the case of Ulaanbaatar |
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| 09:40:10:00 | Dr. Jungik Kim, LH, South Korea Evolution of Land Use Planning and Urban Development in Korea |
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| 10:00-10:10 | Break for Assembling into parallel sessions | |||||
| Special Session on Land Use Planning for Nepal (10:10-13:00) (Invitation Only) Chair: Mr. Janak Raj Joshi, Director General, Survey Department, Nepal Rapporteure: Mr. Lekhanath Dahal, Director, LMTC, and …… from DoS |
Sponsors’ Session (10:10-10:40) Chair: Mr. Ramesh Gyawali, Director, Land Management Training Center Rapporteure: Er. Khem Raj Devkota, Instructor, LMTC |
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| 10:10-13:00 | Presentation from Survey Department and MoLMCPA; Comments from Invited Experts, Q/A, Summary |
10:10-10:30 | Trimble | |||
| 10:30-10:40 | Mr. Dev Jyoti Biswas: GeoSLAM Ltd. | |||||
| 10:40-11:00 | Tea Break | |||||
| [Tea/Coffee will be served on the desk during the session] | Technical Session (11:00-12:30) Chair: Dr. Subash Ghimire, Associate Professor, Kathmandu University Rapporteure: Er. Bhagirath Bhatta, Instrutctor, LMTC |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Er. Sujan Sapkota Comparison of Esri’s Global Land Cover Product at Regional Level using Sentinel Imageries and different Machine Learning Algorithms; A Case Study of Nepal |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Er. Sanjeev Raut Land Cover Classification Using Decision Tree Algorithm |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Er. Sunil Bogati Perceiving, preserving and promoting Indigenous land use role model with drone mapping in Nepal |
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| 11:45-12:01 | Er. Bhupendra J K Chand Land Banking Initiative In Nepal For Sustainable Land Management: Unfinished Agenda Of Decentralizing Land Use Planning And Land Reform |
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| 12:01-12:15 | Mr. Basudev Kaphle Reutilization of Abandoned and Fallow Agricultural Land in Nepal: Lensing through the Vedic Wisdom Perspective |
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| 12:15-12:30 | Mr. Punya Prasad Oli: Former Joint Secretary of the Government of Nepal Land Use Planning initiatives in Nepal |
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| Sponsors’ Demo / Poster Session (12:30-13:00) | ||||||
| 12:30-13:00 | in their respective stalls | |||||
| 13:00-13:45 | Lunch Break | |||||
| Plenary Session IV (13:45-15:15) | Chair: Mr. Madhu Sudan Adhikari, Former Secretary of the Government of Nepal Rapporteur: Er. Nava Raj Subedi, Instructor, LMTC |
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| 13:45-14:00 | Dr. Rohan Bennett, Chair, FIG Commission 7 | |||||
| Integration and Decentralisation: The Role of Peak Surveying Bodies | ||||||
| 14:00-14:15 | Dr. Dimo Todorovski, Chair, FIG Commission 2 | |||||
| Professional Education, current and future prospects that could support integration and Decentralization | ||||||
| 14:15-14:30 | Mr. Sudarshan Karkee | |||||
| An Example Subdivision of a Cadastral Parcel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| 14:30-14:45 | Dr. Nava Raj Subedi | |||||
| Identification of Land Market Impact Factors in the Context of the Introduction of the Land Use Regulation in Nepal: Stakeholders’ Perspective | ||||||
| 14:45-15:00 | Mr. Bikash Kumar Karn, Chief Survey Officer, Survey Department | |||||
| Land Evaluation Approach for Formulation of Land Use Plan | ||||||
| 15:00-15:15 | Dr. Reshma Shrestha, Associate Professor, HoD, DoGE, KU | |||||
| Land Use Planning and Well Being: Looking from the Perspective of “Place Making” for Healthy Cities | ||||||
| 15:15-15:30 | Tea Break | |||||
| Closing Session (15:30-16:30) | Chair: Mr. Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Executive Director, Land Management Training Center Chief Guest: Dr. Damodar Regmi, Secretary, Minitry of Land Management Training Center MC: Ms. Susmita Timalsina, Instructor, Land Management Training Center |
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| 15:30-15:45 | Technical Review: Chair of Technical Committee | |||||
| 15:45-15:50 | Remarks: Survey Department | |||||
| 15:50-15:55 | Remarks: …tbc | |||||
| 15:55-16:05 | Certificate Distribution | |||||
| 16:05-16:10 | Remarks from Chief Guest | |||||
| 16:10-16:30 | Vote of Thanks and Closing | |||||
| 16:30 onwards | Hi-Tea and Farewell | |||||
SPONSORSHIP
We are seeking sponsorship, through direct payment to relevant party, for travel costs and internal accommodation of international invitees, lunch, dinner and other accessories. Interested organisations can contact us in this regard.
DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
Details about the event will be published soon.