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OCHA Report on Drought situation in Republic of the Marshall Islands
In order to cope with the emergency of drought, cooperations among related organizations have been established with insufficent information > more
The UNCCD focal point of Honduras visited the LAC RCU / El punto focal de UNCCD de Honduras visitó la UCR para ALC
The NFP of Honduras Mr. Luis Espinoza visited the LAC RCU on 12 March 2013. Taking advantage of his presence in Santiago de Chile, the RCU officers had a meeting with Mr. Espinoza > more
Asian and Pacific Energy Forum
The forum to focus on energy security and sustainable development > more
69th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
The 69th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was held in Bangkok from 25 April – 1 May 2013. > more
World Association of Soil and Water Conservation Conference
Conference for water resources in 21st century > more
Planned event on DLDD issues in Asia
The Second International Drought initiatives (IDI) Meeting will bring together experts and highly skilled professionals to debate openly drought issues and discuss the IDI road map. > more
International Conference on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Policies and Practices
The Central Project Coordination Office (CPCO) and Central Project Management Office (CPMO), National Development and Reform Commission will co-organise the International Conference on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Policies and Practices > more
International Conference on Ecology of Aral
The International Conference on Ecology of Aral: Sustainable Development and International cooperation was organized by the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan and was attended by 400 participants > more
Kubuqi International Desert Forum
The Kubuqi International Desert Forum will be held tentatively on Aug. 9-10, 2013 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. > more
UNCCD and UNESCO Regional Offices celebrated the World Water Day in Chile / Las oficinas regionales de UNCCD y UNESCO celebran el Día Mundial del Agua
The UNCCD Regional Coordination Unit and the UNESCO Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean jointly organized a seminar on water culture for teachers, which was held in Viña del Mar, Chile, on March 22, 2013 > more
The GEF Extended Constituency Workshop in Honduras / El Taller de Circunscripción Ampliada del GEF en Honduras
The GEF Extended Constituency Workshop (ECW) for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela was held in Tela, Honduras on 19-20 February 2013. > more
FAO and CELAC promote the fight against hunger in LAC / Los FAO y CELAC impulsan la lucha contra el hambre en ALC
The Heads of State and Government from Latin American and the Caribbean region participated in the 1st CELAC Summit in Santiago de Chile on 27-28 January 2013. > more
New publication on SLM funding opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe
A new publication, called “Funding Opportunities in the Field of SLM for the Annex V Countries of the UNCCD,” has been recently prepared and released by the Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD. > more
Central Asian Dare to Share Forum on Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Regional Dare to Share Forum on Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Central Asia summarized the experience of the first phase of Central Asian Countries Initiative on Sustainable Land Management (CACILM) and discussed opportunities for cooperation. > more
Workshop on Integrated Drought Management
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute will host the workshop on 5-6 October 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia. > more
Land Day 6
Land Day 6, on the theme, “Land Degradation Neutrality - A Response to the 2020 Aichi Targets,” will take place on Monday, 15 October 2012 at the Rio Conventions Pavilion in Hyderabad, India. > more
CSO accreditation "Maintaining your observer status under the UNCCD"
1/03/2012: The UNCCD secretariat, following decision 5/COP10, is requesting the accredited civil society organizations to confirm their interest to continue being observers to the COP. > more
​Food Crisis as Drought and Cold Hit Mexico.
MEXICO CITY — A drought that a government official called the most severe Mexico had ever faced has left two million people without access to water and, coupled with a cold snap, has devastated cropland in nearly half of the country... > more
​18th Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.
During the eighteenth meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that took place from 30 January to 3 February 2012 in Quito, Ecuador, the Global Mechanism (GM) and the UNCCD Secretariat were requested to... > more
​Asia-Pacific report warns of unsustainable resource use trends, highlights the need for decisive action at Rio+20.
ESCAP, ADB and UNEP launched the report Green Growth, Resources and Resilience: Environmental Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific on Thursday 16 February 2012 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok.. > more
​ESCAP/ADB/UNDP assessment shows mixed regional progress towards MDGs.
The tripartite regional partnership on the MDGs consisting of ESCAP, ADB and UNDP launched their latest assessment of regional progress towards the MDGs on 17 February 2012 in New Delhi, India.. > more
"Tomorrow Today. Learning to build a sustainable future"
Through education about desertification, land degradation and drought we learn mundate things such as the nuances between deserts and desertification. We learn also how to address desertification and land degradation and to mitigate the effects of drought > more
Libraries team up for the World Day to Combat Desertification 17 June
Librarians explore possibilities for increasing the awareness raising and education on Desertification, Land Degradation, Drought and Sustainable Land Management > more
Buenos Aires named World Book Capital 2011
The city of Buenos Aires was selected for the quality and variety of its proposed programme > more
Climate change and drylands
Policy brief for the Commission on Climate Change and Development > more
Reducing Global Warming:The Potential of Organic Agriculture
Rodale/FiBL policy brief > more
Running dry?
Climate change in drylands and how to cope with it > more
Drought risk reduction framework and practices:
Contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action > more
Agriculture and Food Security in Africa’s Drylands:
Meeting the realities of small-scale farmers > more
Spreading the word:
Lessons in networking and using media to advocate for sustainable land use in the drylands > more
Copyright for Librarians
Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and eIFL.net Launch "Copyright for Librarians", an Online Open Curriculum on Copyright Law > more
Human and socioeconomic consequences of desertification
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2009; 276p > more
Land Administration for Sustainable Development
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) new publication > more
Climate change in the African drylands
Options and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation > more
World Book Summit
BOOK: THE BEARER OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT > more
The day after tomorrow
A handbook on the future of economic policy in the developing world > more
Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature
A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB > more
The Role of the Desertification Convention in the Early 21st Century
Bo Kjellen > more
Global Drylands: A UN system-wide response
Prepared by the Environment Management Group > more
The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought
Toward an Integrated Global Assessment - ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 150 > more
Summary of Ministerial Meeting on Forests at FAO
The Ministerial Meeting on Forests and the seventeenth session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Forestry were held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 14-19 March 2005. The meetings attracted over 600 participants from gove > more
Regional workshop on scientific research plans in Khartoum, Sudan
Desertification is a major environmental and a socio-economic problem with negative effects on the livelihood of the population in the arid, semiarid and dry sub-humid regions of the world in general and the developing countries in particular. It degrades > more
Overview of the World's Commodity Exchanges
Taking a new look at commodity issues. The role of commodities in the development process was the topic for the second day of the UNCTAD Commission on Trade in Goods, Services and Commodities, meeting in Geneva from 6 to 10 February. > more
Overview of the World' s Commodity Exchanges
Taking a new look at commodity issues. The role of commodities in the development process was the topic for the second day of the UNCTAD Commission on Trade in Goods, Services and Commodities, meeting in Geneva from 6 to 10 February. > more
Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy
Related to the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013, the European Commission DG Development adopted on 25 January 2006 seven thematic programmes. These are complementary to the geographical programmes also proposed by the EC. One of these thematic programmes > more
Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
by Lester R. Brown > more
2nd World Water Development Report
This brochure presents the upcoming 2nd United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR2) entitled 'Water, a Shared Responsibility', which will be launched on World Water Day, 22 March 2006, at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City, Mexico > more
"Desertification- Averting a Looming Disaster".
Publication of SangSaeng Vol.15 > more
Global Deserts Outlook
Assessment report > more
The Water Atlas
Traditional knowledge to combat desertification > more
Climate and Land Degradation
Environmental Science and Engineering Series > more
One Planet, Many People
Atlas of Our Changing Environment > more
World Book and Copyright Day - April 23
World Book and Copyright Day - proclaimed by UNESCO in 1996 > more
Trends in Sustainable Development 2008-2009
Agriculture, Rural development, Land, Desertification, Drought > more
The Future of Arid Lands-Revisited
A Review of 50 Years of Drylands Research > more
More than rain
Identifying pathways for climate change and poverty reduction > more
Global assessment of land degradation and improvement
Identification by remote sensing GLADA report No.5 > more
Directory of Open Access Journals
Welcome to the Directory of Open Access Journals > more
Forced Migration Review
Climate Change and Displacement > more
People in Marginal Drylands
Managing Natural Resources to Improve Human Well-being > more
Chad Parliamentarians in Bonn for a working session
The Hon. Dr. Haroun Kabadi, President of the National Assembly of Chad and Chair of the Steering Committee of the UNCCD Parliamentarian Forum led a delegation of Parliamentarians, from Chad, to meet Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja at the UNCCD offices. > more
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