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E-Mutation – Bangladesh

| English | Participation and Accountability | Global | Innovative Practice | UN DESA/DPIDG
Initiative: e-Mutation     Institution: Ministry of Land, Bangladesh   Problem: Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, has a both a land scarcity problem and a complex property transfer system. The mutation of land (the method of changing the title of ownership from one person to another when the property is inherited, transferred or sold) has long been a lengthy, expensive and complex process rife with…

Report on the Expert Group Meeting on Citizen Engagement in Climate Change Governance: Citizens for a Sustainable Future

| English | Participation and Accountability | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The UNDESA-DPADM supported Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in its World Civic Forum 2009 initiative, held from 5 to 8 May 2009 in Seoul, Korea. The overarching theme of the forum was Building Our Humanitarian Planet, espoused by three sub-themes: 1. Civic Values for Global Justice; 2. Civic Engagement in Public and Global Governance; and 3. Civic Action for the Global Agenda including Climate Change.   As a reflection of the third sub-theme…