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UN General Assembly Seventy-sixth session Items 20 (d), (e) and (f) of the provisional agenda* Sustainable development: Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa…

In September 2020, the Implementation Status report of the Great Green Wall was released. According to the report, nearly : 20 million hectares of land have been restored More than 350,000 jobs have been created Approximately $90 million was generated between 2007 and 2018 through Great Green Wall activities. Expected sequestration of more than 300 million…

As the world gears up to fight climate change, agri-food systems are expected to play their part. The sector is increasingly being targeted and curbing emissions is becoming a key global investment and policy theme. This Investment Brief provides a synthesis of the evolving situation in agri-food systems from a carbon neutrality perspective. It explores key challenges and…

Droughts affect millions of people and many domains, and incur costs that are mostly laid on the shoulders of the most vulnerable. Impacts are widespread, ranging from agricultural and energy production to human health and biodiversity, and even tourism. Climate change is aggravating the issue by increasing temperature and disrupting rainfall patterns, leading to more severe and frequent droughts…

Humans have altered 77% of the land surface and 87% of the oceans, causing a massive extinction of species. We have triggered a progressive change in the global climate by burning fossil fuels and by our intensive cultivation of soils and forests. We are endangering biodiversity, ecosystems and their services, and thus also human health. More heat waves and flooding, land degradation …

This research explores possible elements of Islamic law from which Islamic theories of transboundary aquifer governance might be derived. The object of this research is to offer a new perspective on the management of groundwater resources such as transboundary aquifers in the Middle East and North Africa region – and other Muslim-majority countries – that builds upon the congruence between a…