Conference 3/20-24: 18th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty

Tiernan Mennen Two Abt Associates representatives are giving presentations at the 18th Annual World Bank Land and Property Conference, the premier global forum on land governance, which will be held at the World Bank office in Washington, D.C. from March 20-24.

Tiernan Mennen, Vice President, Governance at Abt Associates has two presentations:
The Resource State: Deconstructing the Causality of Growth, Bad Governance, and Land and Natural Resource Rights: The poster presentation links the resource curse phenomenon with theories on the good governance incentives created by devolved land and resource rights frameworks.
When: Tuesday, March 21
Where: MC Atrium, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Implications of the Vestiges of Crown Land for Reconstruction and Development in Sri Lanka: The presentation discusses land disputes and land use and administration barriers to post-conflict reconciliation and reparation in Sri Lanka.
When: Thursday, March 23 from 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Where: MC C1-200, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.


Dhyana Paramita Also, Dhyana Paramita of Abt Associates Indonesia will give one presentation:
Stakeholder Engagement and Conflict Prevention in Village Boundary Setting/Resource Mapping (VBS/RM): This presentations will cover lessons learned and evidence from Abt’s work in Indonesia’s Participatory Mapping and Planning (PMaP) Project and MCA-Indonesia Green Prosperity Project.
When: March 21 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Where: Room MC C1-100, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

For more information, visit the conference website.