The New Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities
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UNCCD Library
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loose-leafs
ICCD/COP(14)/L.9
Annex I
The New Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities
We, the Ministers and Representatives gathered for the high-level segment at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held on 9–10 September 2019 in New Delhi at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of India,
Expressing our sincere appreciation to the Government of the Republic of India for its hospitality and to the UNCCD secretariat for the organization of the high-level segment,
Recognizing that desertification/land degradation and drought undermines health, development and prosperity in all regions and acknowledging that dryland ecosystems are areas of special focus,
Deeply concerned that the impacts of desertification/land degradation and drought are felt most keenly by vulnerable people,
Recalling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UNCCD 2018– 2030 Strategic Framework and looking forward to comprehensively reviewing and monitoring progress with the aim of accelerating the implementation of both,
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Annex I
The New Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities
We, the Ministers and Representatives gathered for the high-level segment at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held on 9–10 September 2019 in New Delhi at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of India,
Expressing our sincere appreciation to the Government of the Republic of India for its hospitality and to the UNCCD secretariat for the organization of the high-level segment,
Recognizing that desertification/land degradation and drought undermines health, development and prosperity in all regions and acknowledging that dryland ecosystems are areas of special focus,
Deeply concerned that the impacts of desertification/land degradation and drought are felt most keenly by vulnerable people,
Recalling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UNCCD 2018– 2030 Strategic Framework and looking forward to comprehensively reviewing and monitoring progress with the aim of accelerating the implementation of both,
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Keywords
land restoration
land investments
SDGs targets
SDG 15.3
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