Programme
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ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA | 17 - 28 AUGUST 2026
Over the course of two weeks, UNCCD COP17 will bring together governments and a wide range of stakeholders to advance action on land restoration, drought resilience, water, rangelands and food systems.
To help focus discussions and mobilize action, COP17 will center around a powerful Action Agenda to bridge political decisions with real-world solutions.
The high-level segment of the COP will take place during the second week, featuring Ministerial dialogues on:
- Innovative financial mechanisms for healthy land
- Accelerating drought resilience
- Restoration of rangelands and the well-being of pastoralist communities
The COP programme will also include high-level and special events designed to generate political momentum, mobilize partnerships and support practical outcomes across the four thematic days: Finance, Water, Land and People, and Food Systems and Soil Health.
The programme also features special events, including:
- High-level Ministerial Event on Security and Migration
- High-level Sand and Dust Storms Event
- High-level Event on Rangelands and Pastoralists
- High-Level Dialogue on Food Systems and Soil Health
- Youth Forum
- Gender Caucus
- Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus
- Local Communities’ Caucus
- Business4Land Forum and Fashion4Land event
These events will take place as part of the ambitious Riyadh–Ulaanbaatar Action Agenda for COP17 – a platform to accelerate action and showcase innovations to restore degraded land, proactively manage drought, support food security and build resilient economies and societies.
