An overview of the Changwon Initiative
The Changwon Initiative
The Changwon Initiative intends to complement activities being undertaken in line with The Strategy and in accordance with COP 10 decisions.
The main components of the Changwon Initiative include:
- enhancing the scientific process of the UNCCD,
- mobilizing additional resources and facilitating partnership arrangements, and
- supporting a global framework for the promotion of best practices.
1. Enhancing the scientific process
- Agreement of specific target-setting
- Refinement of impact indicators for monitoring and assessing progress in addressing desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD)
- Setting up the provision of scientific advice focusing on DLDD
2. Mobilizing additional resources and facilitating partnership arrangements
Promoting partnership arrangements
- Enhanced support to Nation Action Programme (NAP) alignment processes
- Preventive policies and mitigation addressing dust and sand storms
- Synergies between national processes on sustainable land management (SLM), climate change and biodiversity
- SLM initiatives through South-South and North-South cooperation
Engaging the private sector
- Engaging the business community in the implementation
- Support from international financial institutions
3. Promotion of best practices
- Knowledge sharing, awareness raising and dissemination of good practices through the Land for Life Award