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A delegation of Tsinghua University led by Mr. He Jijiang, the Executive Deputy Director of its Institute on Energy Transformation and Social Development, visited the UNCCD Secretariat to present China's successful experience in the implementation of innovative solar power-supported ecosystem restoration and livelihoods' improvement model.
UNCCD Land Ambassador Ricky Kej visited in Sri Lanka last week as part of his tour to promote the role of land as an accelerator for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal.
UNCCD is launching an online contest for the Desertification and Drought Day 2020 theme and slogan
The UNCCD invites experts to apply to become members of the Science-Policy Interface (SPI) to promote dialog between scientists and policy-makers on desertification, land degradation and drought.
The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and UNCCD announced they will collaborate to support the development of financial tools to help Africa adapt and become resilient to future drought and other extreme weather events.
Droughts have decimated communities and livelihoods in Africa for long. This year alone, over 45 million people across Africa, mostly in Eastern and Southern Africa, are food insecure due to prolonged droughts. The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) announced they will collaborate to support the development of financial tools to help Africa to adapt and become resilient to future drought and other extreme weather events.