UNITED NATIONS JOURNAL United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the Parties 17–28 August 2026 UNCCD Tuesday, 18 August 2026 Content last updated on: 15 Jul 2026 13:16 CEST
Programme of Meetings and Agenda Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention 10 - 1 pm CRIC 2nd meeting Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels Development and promotion of activities for targeted capacity-building to further the implementation of the Convention Interactive dialogue (ICCD/CRIC(24)/3 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5) (closed meeting) 3 - 6 pm CRIC 3rd meeting Securing of additional investments and relations with financial mechanisms Report by the Global Environment Facility on the financing of programmes and projects concerning desertification, land degradation and drought (ICCD/CRIC(24)/INF.1) Report by the Global Mechanism on progress made in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Convention, matters relating to Sustainable Development Goal 15.3, and the facilitation of involvement of the private sector Interactive dialogue (ICCD/CRIC(24)/2 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5) (closed meeting) Committee on Science and Technology 10 - 1 pm CST 1st meeting Organizational matters Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/1) Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge Synthesis report on supplementary technical guidance to support aridity and drought planning and adaptation across the Rio conventions and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/2, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8) Interactive dialogue Knowledge sharing, technology transfer and innovation (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/3, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8) (closed meeting) 3 - 6 pm CST 2nd meeting Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2025–2026 Synthesis report of the activities of the Science- Policy Interface (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/6, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8) Synthesis report on the third edition of the Global Land Outlook (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/INF.1, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8) Interactive dialogue (closed meeting) Forthcoming official meetings Wednesday, 19 August 2026 Committee of the Whole 3 - 6 pm COW 2nd meeting Policy frameworks and thematic issues: Migration (ICCD/COP(17)/8, ICCD/COP(17)/12) Land tenure (ICCD/COP(17)/9, ICCD/COP(17)/12) Procedural matters Participation and involvement of the private sector in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the business engagement strategy (ICCD/COP(17)/4,ICCD/COP(17)/12) (closed meeting) Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention 10 - 1 pm CRIC 4th meeting Securing of additional investments and relations with financial mechanisms (continued) Report by the Global Mechanism on progress made in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Convention, matters relating to Sustainable Development Goal 15.3, and the facilitation of involvement of the private sector Interactive dialogue (ICCD/CRIC(24)/2 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5) (closed meeting) Committee on Science and Technology 10 - 1 pm CST 3rd meeting Future functioning of the Science-Policy Interface (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/5, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/INF.2) (closed meeting) Official meetings 3 - 6 pm Joint CRIC&CST Plenaries CRIC 5th meeting Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties Interactive dialogue (ICCD/CRIC(24)/4-ICCD/COP(17)/CST/7 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5) CST 4th meeting Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties (ICCD/CRIC(23)/8, ICCD/CRIC(24)/4-ICCD/COP(17)/CST/7 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5) Interactive dialogue (closed meeting)

UNITED NATIONS

JOURNAL

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the Parties
17–28 August 2026

UNCCD

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Content last updated on: 15 Jul 2026 13:16 CEST

Programme of Meetings and Agenda

Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

10 - 1 pm

CRIC 2nd meeting

Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels
- Development and promotion of activities for targeted capacity-building to further the implementation of the Convention
  Interactive dialogue
  (ICCD/CRIC(24)/3 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)

(closed meeting)

3 - 6 pm

CRIC 3rd meeting

Securing of additional investments and relations with financial mechanisms
- Report by the Global Environment Facility on the financing of programmes and projects concerning desertification, land degradation and drought
  (ICCD/CRIC(24)/INF.1)
- Report by the Global Mechanism on progress made in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Convention, matters relating to Sustainable Development Goal 15.3, and the facilitation of involvement of the private sector
  Interactive dialogue
  (ICCD/CRIC(24)/2 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)

(closed meeting)

Committee on Science and Technology

10 - 1 pm

CST 1st meeting

Organizational matters
- Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
  (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/1)
Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge
- Synthesis report on supplementary technical guidance to support aridity and drought planning and adaptation across the Rio conventions and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
  (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/2, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
  Interactive dialogue
- Knowledge sharing, technology transfer and innovation
  (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/3, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)

(closed meeting)

3 - 6 pm

CST 2nd meeting

Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2025–2026
- Synthesis report of the activities of the Science- Policy Interface
  (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/6, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
- Synthesis report on the third edition of the Global Land Outlook
  (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/INF.1, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
  Interactive dialogue

(closed meeting)

Forthcoming official meetings

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Committee of the Whole

3 - 6 pm

COW 2nd meeting

Policy frameworks and thematic issues:
- Migration (ICCD/COP(17)/8, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
- Land tenure (ICCD/COP(17)/9, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
Procedural matters
- Participation and involvement of the private sector in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the business engagement strategy (ICCD/COP(17)/4,ICCD/COP(17)/12)

(closed meeting)

Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

10 - 1 pm

CRIC 4th meeting

Securing of additional investments and relations with financial mechanisms (continued)
- Report by the Global Mechanism on progress made in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Convention, matters relating to Sustainable Development Goal 15.3, and the facilitation of involvement of the private sector
  Interactive dialogue
  (ICCD/CRIC(24)/2 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)

(closed meeting)

Committee on Science and Technology

10 - 1 pm

CST 3rd meeting

Future functioning of the Science-Policy Interface
(ICCD/COP(17)/CST/5, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/INF.2)

(closed meeting)

Official meetings

3 - 6 pm

Joint CRIC&CST Plenaries

CRIC 5th meeting

Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties
Interactive dialogue
(ICCD/CRIC(24)/4-ICCD/COP(17)/CST/7 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)

CST 4th meeting

Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge
- Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties
  (ICCD/CRIC(23)/8, ICCD/CRIC(24)/4-ICCD/COP(17)/CST/7 and ICCD/CRIC(24)/5)
  Interactive dialogue

(closed meeting)