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On the occasion of the Desertification and Drought Day, the UNCCD CSO panel has released the latest issue of its bimonhtly newsletter. The newsletter introduces the new website of the CSO panel, informs on the appointment of the SPI observer alternate and gives information on several initiatives undertaken by CSOs in the Republic of Korea, China, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan and Africa.
Canada is proud to provide $6 million to accelerate implementation of UNCCD Gender Action Plan
The cost and consequences of land use change are underestimated as demonstrated by COVID-19. Investing in the over 400 million hectares of land earmarked for restoration will help to build back better and safeguard our relationship with nature.
The cost and consequences of land use change are underestimated as demonstrated by COVID-19. Investing in the over 400 million hectares of land earmarked for restoration will help to build back better and safeguard our relationship with nature.
UNCCD Executive Secretary interview with The National Horizons Daily on 9 June 2020 Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary, shares his views on the impacts which COVID19 pandemic could have on the African continent in general, Mauritania and the rest of the Sahel countries in particular as an ecologically vulnerable region. COVID19 pandemic is a global crisis. Africa, which has so far been very moderately affected, is seeing its poorly performing health facilities put to the test. Containment measures, curfews and other business closures and travel bans could permanently affect the economies of the African countries. Beyond the ecological dimension, it is a question of economic, social and political stability. It is a question of which trajectory the Sahelian countries want to take. Mauritania must build on its strengths and assets: its youth and natural resources. “60 years after independence, we cannot continue to export African raw materials and buy back, at the price of gold, the finished products resulting from the processing of these raw materials. The continent must invest in research and medicine. The danger with COVID19 is to think first of restarting economies before thinking of sustainable development and the environment. Such attitude would be a big mistake.” Read the full article...
UNCCD CSO Alliance is launching a new campaign for 2020 Desertification and Drought Day. This year’s UNCCD theme is Food.Feed.Fibre, and to support this theme CSO Alliance has chosen food as the campaign focus for its campaign. The campaign will focus specially in raising awareness about food waste and the implications in the land. Everyone can participate and only need to upload a photo of a finished meal on social media channels such as Instagram with hashtags #dndd #zerofoodwaste #unccd #cso_alliance. The campaign kit in multiple languages is available here.