Programme

21 August 2026

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Committee of the Whole

10:00 - 13:00

Plenary Hall

COW 4th meeting

Communication plan, COP 18 programme of work

Contact groups

10:00 - 18:00

MET-15

CoW Contact Group on Budget

10:00 - 13:00

MET-12

Joint CRIC/CST Contact Group

From 2:30 p.m. onwards

MET-11

CoW Contact Group on Other matters

15:00 - 20:00

MET-12

CRIC Contact Group

From 3 p.m. onwards

MET-13

CST Contact Group

Regional consultations

08:30 - 09:30

MET-27

JUSCANZ

09:00 - 10:00

MET-26

EU Coordination Meeting

13:00 - 14:00

MET-31

League of Arab States

Meetings of the Bureaux

09:30 - 10:00

MET-18

CST Bureau

13:00 - 13:30

MET-20

COP Bureau

Meetings of the Regional Implementation Annexes

09:00 - 10:00

MET-08

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

09:00 - 10:00

MET-09

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Asia (Annex II)

09:00 - 10:30

MET-25

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Central and Eastern Europe (Annex V)

09:00 - 10:00

MET-10

Meeting of the Regional Implementation Annex for Latin America and the Caribbean (Annex III) (GRULAC)

16:00 - 17:00

MET-25

Annex V

Special events

09:30 - 18:00

MET-21

Mayors' Forum

Other meetings

08:00 - 10:00

MET-30

Indigenous Peoples Caucus

08:00 - 09:00

MET-09

Pacific SIDS Daily Coordination Meetings

09:00 - 10:00

MET-03

CSO - Consultations

09:00 - 18:00

MET-17

UNCCD Community of Learning and Practice (CLP) Co-Chairs Annual Meeting

10:00 - 12:00

MET-14

RGDRP 2nd Steering Committee Meeting

11:00 - 12:00

MET-30

Local Communities Caucus coordination meeting

14:00 - 16:00

MET-28

Meeting Room for Yemen Delegation

14:30 - 15:30

MET-14

Restoration Economy Roundtable (21-22 August)

Side events

08:30 - 10:00

MET-01

192 (Sahara and Sahel Observatory) From Land Degradation Neutrality to Transformative Investments for Resilient Territories

08:30 - 10:00

MET-04

220 (CIRAD) Restoring the Value of Rangelands: Leveraging Multifunctionality for Sustainable Investment and Multi-Stakeholder Synergies

08:30 - 10:00

MET-07

374 (FAO, GEF, UNCCD-GM, Countries) What makes national drought plans investable

08:30 - 10:00

MET-02

548 (Universal Greening Organisation) Youth and Women at the Frontlines: Driving Climate Action and Land Restoration in Rangelands

08:30 - 10:00

MET-06

660 (International Land Coalition (ILC), UNCCD Youth Caucus, Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (Yilaa), Multi-stakeholder Platform on Youth Land Governance (YLMPA), RBM) CULTIVATING RESILIENCE: YOUTH-CENTRED POLICIES AS THE CATALYST AGAINST DROUGHT AND

10:30 - 12:00

MET-03

232 (Oxfam International) Secure Tenure Rights - A Stepping-stone to build stronger food systems, resilient communities and achieve climate goals

10:30 - 12:00

MET-05

409 (International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Réseau Billital Maroobè (RBM), Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE), Rights and Resources Group (RRI)) Realizing the right to food in the rangel

10:30 - 12:00

MET-01

604 (German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)) From Research to Reality: Developing Innovations for Reconciling Food Security and Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

10:30 - 12:00

MET-06

611 (IUCN EURO) Implementing EU policies: aligning Nature Restoration and Sustainable Livestock

10:30 - 12:00

MET-04

666 (UN Environment Programme) Aligning Biodiversity, Climate and Land for Impact on the Ground

10:30 - 12:00

MET-07

682 (Emam for Culture and Development NGO) The Nile Delta Under Pressure: Youth-Led Adaptation to Desertification and Climate Change

10:30 - 12:00

MET-02

714 (Conservation International) Advancing Rio Synergies Through Land Degradation Neutrality

13:00 - 14:30

MET-05

166 (China National Sand Control and Desert Industry Society Secretariat(CNSC)) Corporate Power: China’s Land Degradation Neutrality Practice – From Commitment to Action

13:00 - 14:30

MET-03

209 (Green Development Foundation) Inclusive Community-Led Land Restoration and Water Resilience in South Africa

13:00 - 14:30

MET-02

329 (China Green Foundation, World Economic Forum) From Desert to Asset: Land Restoration & Sustainable Investment

13:00 - 14:30

MET-04

333 (President's Initiative "White Gold") Mongolia’s Vision for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods, sustainable “White gold” value chain model

13:00 - 14:30

MET-01

476 (Australian Embassy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) From Grasslands to Markets: ACIAR Partnerships for Sustainable Rural Transformation in Mongolia

13:00 - 14:30

MET-06

570 (Government of Mali; Government of Burkina Faso; Government of Uzbekistan; Government of Mongolia; UNDP; UNCCD Global Mechanism; International Land Coalition) Inclusive and gender-transformative ecosystem restoration in practice: lessons on land right

13:00 - 14:30

MET-07

615 (OPEC Fund for International Development) From LDN Targets to Bankable Projects: Financing Land Restoration at Scale

13:00 - 14:30

MET-30

79 (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan) Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management: Japan’s Innovative Technologies and Approaches

15:00 - 16:30

MET-07

184 (Clean Earth Gambia) Inclusive Community Approaches to Restoration in Africa

15:00 - 16:30

MET-02

268 (Information and Research Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment (IRIMHE)) Nationally Determined Contribution and land degredation issue

15:00 - 16:30

MET-04

275 (Integrated Drought Management Programme / Global Mechanism of UNCCD) Turning the Tide on Drought: From Country Needs to Action with the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP/WMO/GWP), the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD, and Partners

15:00 - 16:30

MET-03

320 ((UNU-EHS) Leveraging land degradation neutrality monitoring and reporting for integrated land use planning and coordinated action on land

15:00 - 16:30

MET-06

484 (The Intergovernmental Authority on Development) Unpacking the Challenges and Opportunities of communal rangelands and territories governance in the Horn of Africa

15:00 - 16:30

MET-01

640 (Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger of Brazil and International Fund for Agricultural Development) Access to Water, Socio-Productive Inclusion, and Resilience in Combating Desertification - Experiences from

15:00 - 16:30

MET-05

74 (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water management of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) From Land Degradation to Peacebuilding: Integrated Natural Resource Management as a Pathway to Resilience and Stability

18:00 - 19:30

MET-07

160 (APEFE) Making the Invisible Visible: Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in the Great Green Wall

18:00 - 19:30

MET-05

302 (UNDP (SGP/Local Action)) Financing locally-led solutions for resilience in rangelands and pastoralist landscapes: launch of two new initiatives in Africa and Asia-Pacific

18:00 - 19:30

MET-02

355 (UN Environment Programme and partners UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Center for Conservation Innovation Ph Inc. (CCIPH), Government o

18:00 - 19:30

MET-04

388 (Rural Development Fund) From rangelands to mountain landscapes: community-led restoration across Asia

18:00 - 19:30

MET-03

595 (International Center for Research in Forestry) From Field to Finance and Policy: Soil Data and Evidence for Land Restoration

18:00 - 19:30

MET-06

610 (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), UNCCD Youth Caucus, UN Women, ECB Sustainable Youth Foundation) Rooted in Land: Intergenerational, Community-Driven Leadership by Women and Youth in Restoration and Resilience.

18:00 - 19:30

MET-01

800 (KSA) Soilless and Soil-Smart: Scaling Hydroponics and Aquaponics for Sustainable Food Systems in Drylands

Action Dome

08:00 - 08:30

Action Dome

Wellness Sessions

10:00 - 11:30

Action Dome

Photography Master Class and Workshop

11:30 - 13:00

Action Dome

Youth Innovation Panel: Building Careers that Restore the Planet

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

13:00 - 13:30

Action Dome

Wellness Sessions

13:30 - 14:30

Action Dome

Daily IDRO Demo: Inside the BEEM Lab

14:30 - 16:00

Action Dome

Restoring Land, Restoring Hope: Faith Voices on Regeneration

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

16:00 - 17:30

Action Dome

Scaling Landscape Restoration Innovation Bundles: From Evidence to Investable Action

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

17:30 - 18:30

Action Dome

Launch of Digital Impact Stories

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

18:30 - 20:00

Action Dome

Folklore4Land - Living Knowledge for Land Restoration

Streamed live on webtv.un.org

Mayors Forum

09:30 - 11:30

MET-21

Mayors Forum - Opening Session

12:00 - 13:00

MET-24

Parallel Session 1: Regenerating Urban Ecosystems: Combating Land degradation, Dust, and Sandstorm

12:00 - 13:00

MET-22

Parallel Session 2: Securing Every Drop: Cities Confronting Water Scarcity, Drought, and Groundwater Stress

14:30 - 15:30

MET-24

Parallel Session 3: Shaping Livable Cities: Guiding Urban Growth, Migration, and Land Use with Dignity

14:30 - 15:00

MET-22

Parallel Session 4: From Pledges to Partnerships: Green Finance, Investment, and Regional Cooperation for Resilient Growth

15:30 - 16:30

MET-21

Mayors Forum - Closing Session

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