Desertification. Socio economic, agricultural and forestry impacts and their political consequences
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A one-day hearing on desertification, jointly organised by the EPP-ED Group and European DesertNet, took place on May 15, 2008, at the European Parliament. The meeting was chaired by Struan Stevenson, Chairman of WG ”C”, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group. Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, Deputy-Coordinator of the Environment Committee, Luca Marmo, Unit
of Agriculture, Forests&Soil, Environment European Commission – DG Environment, numerous members of the European DesertNet Member States, third countries and students from Brussels University representatives of UNCCD, ICARDA/ICRISAT, DG JRC Ispra and the Global Mechanism participated in the hearing.
Desertification is a complex problem influenced by a wide scope of factors such as land and water management, agriculture and productivity, food safety and demographics. This underlines the fact that combating desertification as well as developing preventive and rehabilitation measures requires (1) an interdisciplinary approach and (2) cross-departmental
communication and action at the political level.
Representatives of several organisations, who participated at the Hearing provided statements on the relevance of a science-policy interface and other important contributions of their organisations for combating desertification and sustainable development in drylands.
of Agriculture, Forests&Soil, Environment European Commission – DG Environment, numerous members of the European DesertNet Member States, third countries and students from Brussels University representatives of UNCCD, ICARDA/ICRISAT, DG JRC Ispra and the Global Mechanism participated in the hearing.
Desertification is a complex problem influenced by a wide scope of factors such as land and water management, agriculture and productivity, food safety and demographics. This underlines the fact that combating desertification as well as developing preventive and rehabilitation measures requires (1) an interdisciplinary approach and (2) cross-departmental
communication and action at the political level.
Representatives of several organisations, who participated at the Hearing provided statements on the relevance of a science-policy interface and other important contributions of their organisations for combating desertification and sustainable development in drylands.
Keywords
desertification
socioeconomic environment
impact assessment
political action