Partners

The Netherlands, through its Embassy in Colombia, is honored to contribute to the implementation of the peace accords through its 'Land in Peace' project. The Colombian-Dutch collaboration will focus on efficient land administration.

In March 2017 Mr. Bert Koenders, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, visited Colombia to express the continuous and active support of the Government of the Netherlands to the peace process.

To meet the objectives of the project, Kadaster and the Embassy of the Netherlands established Memoranda of Understanding with the National Land Agency (ANT), Universidad Distrital, Superintendent of Notaries and Registry (SNR) and the Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi (IGAC).

The Land Registry, the Land Registry and the Netherlands Cartography Agency, in short, ‘Kadaster‘ collects and records administrative and spatial data on the property and rights involved. Kadaster also carries out international activities. He applies his knowledge of land records and geographic information in various parts of the world.

The ITC, Faculty of Geographic Information Sciences of the University of Twente is in charge of the technical aspect of the project, research and development of IT products.

The Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas in Bogotá, with its research group NIDE, participates in the project with professors and students of the Cadastral Engineering and Geodesy and Master in Information Sciences programs. The University offers crucial academic support for the implementation of the Land in Peace project.

The Agencia Nacional de Tierras (ANT), part of the Ministry of Agriculture, it is the Colombian authority, responsible for the formalization and adjudication of land at the rural level.

The Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) is the entity in charge of producing the official map and the basic cartography of Colombia; and develop the national register of real property.

The Superintendencia de Notariado y Registro (SNR), part of the Ministry of Justice, it is responsible for the registration of property titles.

The Sinchi Institute is committed to conducting, coordinating and disseminating high-level scientific studies and research on the Amazon region.

The Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) is the executive administrative entity of Colombia in charge of defining, recommending and promoting the public policy of planning and development of the territory.