After the application deadline of 30 September 2012 the UNCCD secretariat is currently in the process of preparing a compilation of applications received in line with the requirements listed in the Terms of Reference of the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference. The selection of the lead institution/consortium will be undertaken during the next CST Bureau from 29-30 October 2012.

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The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), following decision 18/COP.10, has the pleasure to inform that the UNCCD’s 3rd Scientific Conference will take place in 2014 under the theme “Combating DLDD for poverty reduction and sustainable development: the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices”.

 

The UNCCD Scientific Conferences were initiated, through decision 13/COP.8, to reshape the Committee on Science and Technology (CST), in line with The UNCCD 10 Year Strategy (The Strategy). The intention of the predominantly scientific and technical conference-style format for the CST meetings is to strengthen the capacity of the CST to process scientific, technical and socio-economic information, and to generate policy recommendations for transfer to the UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP).

 

In order to facilitate the efficient implementation of a predominantly scientific and technical conference-style format for the CST meetings, and to address the selected priority theme, decision 13/COP.8 requested the Bureau of the CST,  in collaboration with the selected lead institution/consortium to organize the conference and with the support of the UNCCD secretariat,  to involve relevant networks, institutions, agencies, bodies and scientific organizations at the regional and sub-regional levels, non-governmental organizations and other civil society stakeholders in addressing the theme of the Conference.

For more information, please visit the UNCCD website on UNCCD conferences.

 

The UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference is expected to, among others: