Important agreement with Colombian cadaster IGAC

An important agreement was signed on the 28th of April in Colombia: a Memorandum of Understanding between the Colombian rural cadaster IGAC, the Dutch embassy in Bogotá and Kadaster. The signing contributes to the development of a rapid, transparent and multipurpose cadaster in Colombia.

The Memorandum of Understanding with IGAC (Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi) is an agreement on achieving land registration with fast, affordable, transparent and participatory methods. The Netherlands cooperates with IGAC in one of the most remote regions of the country: Cumaribo. A municipality 1.5 times bigger than the Netherlands, with a predominantly indigenous population of 30,000 people. The region is heavily affected by the armed conflict.

Virtual signing 

The signing took place virtual - due to the lock down situation in Colombia - by the Dutch Ambassador Jeroen Roodenburg, the director of IGAC Olga Lucía López and Chair of the Executive Board of Kadaster Frank Tierolff. Frank Tierolff: "Cadastral information is key in the Peace Process since it is of great importance for rural development and land security. I am very proud that after a fruitful collaboration between IGAC, Kadaster and the Netherlands embassy, we can now formalize our friendship and mutual dedication for our profession, in this Memorandum.”

Institutional cooperation

This is not the first time a MoU was signed in Colombia as part of the Land in Peace project. Previously we already signed a MoU with the National Register of Property (SNR), the Land Agency (ANT) and the Universidad Distrital in Bogotá.  Watch below video to find out more on the cooperation wit IGAC in Cumaribo.