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The 2013 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy is subtitled “A sluggish postcrisis, mega trade negotiations and value chains: scope for regional action” and is made up of three chapters. Chapter 1 reviews the main features of the persistently weak global economy and lacklustre world trade and then turns to global and regional trade trends and prospects. Chapter II…

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This is a package includes the following documents: Plan of Action for 1 year. Strengthening the role of women in the implementation of the convention to combat desertification Strategy document (October 1997) Guidelines for conducting a working session to introduce the concept of gender (Edit Tuboly and Roben Penny, October 1997)

To effectively implement the UNCCD and address land degradation more broadly, the diverse realities and experiences of women and men must be identified and addressed. Governments at all levels, policy-makers, the UNCCD Secretariat and national focal points, implementing entities, financing mechanisms, civil society and communities all share the task of taking actions to address gender…

Globally, it is estimated that 450 million people will migrate from rural to urban areas by 2050. In recent years, there has been a growing acceptance that “environmental refugees” – populations forced to migrate due to the impacts of climate change – are a growing problem. Although there is great uncertainty, some estimate that between 100 and 250 million people (or higher) will be displaced…

The First Conference of the Parties (COP-1) to the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) is meeting in Rome, Italy, from 29 September to 10 October 1997. A seminar for the media and an exhibit of comic strips addressing the theme of desertification was presented. On the ocasion of the first conference artists from around the world were asked to to join the exhibition and express their…