Programme

19 August 2026

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Committee of the Whole

15:00 - 18:00

Main Committee

COW 2nd meeting

Land tenure, migration, private sector

Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

10:00 - 13:00

Plenary Hall

CRIC 4th meeting

Financial mechanisms

Committee on Science and Technology

10:00 - 13:00

Main Committee

CST 3rd meeting

Agricultural lands, work programme of the SPI, programme of work of CST 18

Official meetings

15:00 - 18:00

Plenary Hall

Joint CRIC&CST Plenaries

Improving procedures

Contact groups

10:00 - 13:00

MET-15

CoW Contact Group on Budget

14:30 - 18:00

MET-15

CoW Contact Group on Budget

At 18:00, or after closing of the plenary

MET-11

CoW Contact Group on Other Matters

18:00 - 20:00

MET-12

Joint CRIC&CST Contact Group

20:00 - 22:00

MET-12

CRIC Contact Group

Regional consultations

08:30 - 09:30

MET-27

JUSCANZ

09:00 - 10:00

MET-26

EU Coordination Meeting

Meetings of the Bureaux

13:00 - 14:00

MET-20

COP Bureau Meeting

14:00 - 14:30

MET-19

CRIC Bureau Meeting

14:00 - 14:45

MET-18

CST Bureau Meeting

Meetings of the Regional Implementation Annexes

09:00 - 10:00

MET-08

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Africa (Annex I)

Special events

09:30 - 17:30

MET-21

High-Level Sustainable Finance Forum

Other meetings

08:00 - 08:30

MET-05

Indigenous Peoples Caucus

08:00 - 09:00

MET-09

Pacific SIDS Daily Coordination Meetings

11:00 - 12:00

MET-17

Interest Group - Meeting on Local Communities

Side events

08:30 - 10:00

MET-06

114 (UNU-INWEH) Drought Resilience Assessment Frameworks in the Age of Water Bankruptcy

08:30 - 10:00

MET-04

153 (Islamic Organisation for Food Security - ICESCO - COMSTATS) Climate-Smart Agriculture for Combating Desertification and Enhancing Soil Health

08:30 - 10:00

MET-05

180 (IMPACT Kenya, Ereto Solidarity Fund, Kenya State Department of Livestock Development (SDLD), UN Development Program, AfDB, International Land Coalition (ILC), Rights Resources Institute (RRI), Food and Agriculture Organization, MISEREOR, BMZ-GIZ) Lan

08:30 - 10:00

MET-07

272 (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) Unlocking Socio-Economic Potential of Pastoral Systems through Coherent Transhumance Policies

08:30 - 10:00

MET-02

503 (ongolian University of Life Sciences /MULS, Ulaanbaatar, as Partner of Eurasia-Pacific University Network; host of “EPU-Center for Integrated Sustainable Land Management”) 50 years experience and scientific based outlooking afforestation – serving th

08:30 - 10:00

MET-01

589 (Department of Forestry and Range Resources) Integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge to manage land degradation and achieve LDN in Botswana

10:30 - 12:00

MET-06

305 (Green gold-Mongolian Rangeland Research Center) Responsible Nomads: A Market-Based Tool to Combat Desertification and Sustainable Pastoralism

10:30 - 12:00

MET-05

472 (LEATHUB Center, Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS), in collaboration with the Green Cashmere Innovation System (GCIS) initiative) Green Cashmere Innovation System (GCIS): Sustainable Textile Solutions for Land Restoration and Climate Resili

10:30 - 12:00

MET-07

474 (UNDP, Government of Mongolia, Government of Panama) Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Advance Policy Coherence between the Rio Conventions and National Development Plans

10:30 - 12:00

MET-01

53 (Centre for Tribals and Rural Development Trust) Powering Resilient Landscapes: Clean Energy, Climate Action, and Livelihood Transformation

10:30 - 12:00

MET-02

597 (Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE)) Rethinking Investment in Rangelands: Advancing Inclusive Green Investments and Pastoralist Rights through IYRP 2026 Campaign

10:30 - 12:00

MET-04

614 (OPEC Fund for International Development) Financing Drought and Water Resilience: From Land Restoration to Water Security

13:00 - 14:30

MET-30

105 (Science-Policy Interface of the UNCCD) Land stewardship as an operational framework to connect Rio convention implementation

13:00 - 14:30

MET-07

285 (Both ENDS) How inclusive land restoration can contribute to social cohesion and stability: Learning from Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in the Sahel

13:00 - 14:30

MET-05

348 (International Water Management Institute) Acting Before the Shock: El Niño 2026 Preparedness for Food, Water and Climate Security

13:00 - 14:30

MET-08

370 (African Development Bank) Mobilizing investments to accelerate the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative: the role of the African Development Bank

13:00 - 14:30

MET-02

378 (Green Gold – Mongolian Rangeland Research Center) Mongolia's Wool & Cashmere Sector and Rangeland Responsibility

13:00 - 14:30

MET-06

64 (Wildlife sciene and conservation center of Mongolia) Wetlands, Climate Resilience and Mitigation Operations Under Climate Change

13:00 - 14:30

MET-04

701 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change) Advancing Land Degradation Neutrality through South-South Cooperation and Rio Convention Synergies

13:00 - 14:30

MET-01

85 (Center for Sustainability and Climate, Prince Sultan University) Sustainable Land Management and Indigenous Communities in the Global South: Traditional Knowledge, Climate Resilience, and Equitable Development

15:00 - 16:30

MET-04

113 (MARAG - Maldhari Rural Action Group - India with SAPA - South Asia Pastoral Alliance) From Commons to Climate Action: Pastoralist Policy Priorities for Rangeland Restoration in South & Central Asia

15:00 - 16:30

MET-05

171 (RAED - Arab Network for Environment and Development) From Sandstorms to Resilience: Inclusive Arab Pathways for Land Restoration and Drought Preparedness

15:00 - 16:30

MET-06

277 (World Meteorological Organization) Advances in drought, aridity and impact monitoring for drought resilience

15:00 - 16:30

MET-07

612 (Belgium and CIFOR-ICRAF) Restoring Drylands Through Grazing Management

15:00 - 16:30

MET-02

89 (YLE foundation) Restoring Land, Restoring Lives: Scalable Solutions for Arid Regions, for food security

18:00 - 19:30

MET-07

207 (European Commission) Gender parity and meaningful participation: strengthening women negotiators in the UNCCD

18:00 - 19:30

MET-01

219 (KSA) Greening Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Land Rehabilitation Watch

18:00 - 19:30

MET-04

414 (Women Caucus for CBD, FARN, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and the Women and Gender Constituency for UNFCCC) Lessons Learned from Gender Action Plans toward the New UNCCD Strategic Framework

18:00 - 19:30

MET-03

550 (Mongolian Youth Council NGO) LIVING ON THE FRONTLINES OF DESERTIFICATION: HERDERS’ VOICES FROM MONGOLIA’S DRYLANDS

18:00 - 19:30

MET-05

584 (ChildFund Alliance; Plant-for-the-Planet; UNCCD Youth; Sendai Youth Network) The Land Jury: Youth verdict on the 2030 LDN Target

18:00 - 19:30

MET-06

625 (Global Water Partnership, UNCCD, WMO, ADPC, University of Nebraska Medical Center) Accelerating Drought Resilience through Learning, Collaboration and Practice

18:00 - 19:30

MET-02

65 (Agence Nationale de la Grande Muraille Verte de la Mauritanie (ANGMV)) The Importance of Geospatial Data for the Great Green Wall Initiative

Action Dome

08:00 - 08:30

Action Dome

Wellness Sessions

08:30 - 10:00

Action Dome

IDRO Phase II Technical Showcase: Drought Resilience Index (DRI) and Country Case Studies

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

10:00 - 11:30

Action Dome

IDRA x RGDRP Event

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

11:30 - 13:00

Action Dome

Model United Nations Engagement Session

13:00 - 13:30

Action Dome

Wellness Session

13:30 - 14:30

Action Dome

Daily IDRO Demo: Inside the BEEM Lab

14:30 - 16:00

Action Dome

Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability: Addressing the Land Footprint of Al and Data

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

16:00 - 17:30

Action Dome

Trigger Change! Innovating higher education through free courses for land restoration

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

17:30 - 20:00

Action Dome

Technical workshop: Co-Designing the Global Implementation Initiative on SDS (GI-SDS)

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

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