UNITED NATIONS

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the Parties
17–28 August 2026
UNCCD
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
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Programme of Meetings and Agenda

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)

Forthcoming official meetings

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Conference of the Parties

10 - 1 pm

Open Dialogue Session

  • Inclusion of activities of civil society organizations within the official programme of work of the Conference of the Parties
    • Open dialogue session 
(closed meeting)

Committee of the Whole

3 - 6 pm

COW 3rd meeting

  • 2018–2030 Strategic Framework of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
    • Enhancing the implementation of the Convention and its 2018–2030 Strategic Framework of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
      (ICCD/COP(17)/5)
  • Policy frameworks and thematic issues:
    • Sand and dust storms
      (ICCD/COP(17)/9, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
    • Gender
      (ICCD/COP(17)/9, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
    • Rangelands and pastoralists
      (ICCD/COP(17)/10, ICCD/COP(17)/12)
(closed meeting)

Committee on Science and Technology

3 - 6 pm

CST 5th meeting

  • Avoiding, reducing and reversing land and soil degradation of agricultural lands
    (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/4, ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
  • Procedural matters:
    • Work programme for the Science-Policy Interface (2027–2030)
      (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
    • Programme of work for the eighteenth session of the Committee on Science and
      Technology (ICCD/COP(17)/CST/8)
(closed meeting)