The specific objectives included the following:
- Discuss the approaches and work of the Global Land Tools Network (GLTN) partners and participating organizations at the regional and country level;
- Review the progress made in the last two years and discuss ways to enhance cooperation;
- Identify strategic opportunities for further collaboration and joint work;
- Plan new initiatives and activities to be undertaken in the months ahead, particularly in the framework of the new "Arab Region Programme on Good Land Governance in support of Inclusive Development, Peace and Stability” funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ);
- Discuss the contribution of GLTN partners in the important upcoming events such as the World Bank Conference, the Amman forum and the Second Arab land conference;
- Identify key stakeholders to engage with; and
- Increase the visibility and the profile of land governance and of the Arab Land Initiative
Baghdad, Iraq
