CST 1st meeting

Opening of the sixteenth session of the Committee on Science and Technology by the Chair of the Committee

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Statements by representatives of the regional and interest groups and a representative of non-governmental organizations

Organizational matters [item 1]

(a)  Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (ICCD/COP(16)/CST/1)

(b)  Election of officers other than the Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology

Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the triennium 2022–2024 [item 2]

(a)  Evidence on sustainable land use systems and their potential to address desertification/land degradation and drought (ICCD/COP(16)/CST/2, ICCD/COP(16)/CST/10)

(b)  Evidence on historical global and regional aridity trends and future projections that may contribute to expanding drylands and affected populations and the adaptation approaches (ICCD/COP(16)/CST/3, ICCD/COP(16)/CST/10)
  

     Interactive dialogue

       Introduction and discussion