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Good practice guidance for national reporting on UNCCD strategic objective 3

This Good Practice Guidance on Strategic Objective Three, to mitigate, adapt to, and manage the effects of drought in order to enhance resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems, was prepared to support Parties to report on the progress made towards Strategic Objective 3, which has the aim of mitigating, adapting to, and managing the effects of drought in order to enhance resilience…

Good practice guidance for national reporting on UNCCD strategic objective 3
Land Degradation Neutrality for biodiversity conservation: How healthy land safeguards nature

The report “Land Degradation Neutrality for Biodiversity Conservation: How Healthy Land Safeguards Nature” highlights how LDN can address the priorities of both the CBD and the UNCCD in an effective and complementary manner. According to the report, LDN and the CBD’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity have multiple mutual objectives aimed at promoting the sustainable use of natural…

Land Degradation Neutrality for biodiversity conservation: How healthy land safeguards nature
Proactive Approaches to Drought Preparedness

This paper presents current approaches to building proactive policies that support drought-stricken populations and activities, reduce vulnerability, and strengthen resilience to droughts. The paper analyses challenges and options for countries to adopt proactive drought preparedness policies, and addresses opportunities for enhancing the role of international organizations. The…

Proactive Approaches to Drought Preparedness
Drought resilience, adaptation and management policy framework: Supporting technical guidelines

These technical guidelines present practical information for supporting the development and implementation of national drought resilience, adaptation and management plans. The accompanying Drought Resilience, Adaptation and Management Policy (DRAMP) Framework documents the recent evolution of drought viewed in the context of disaster risk reduction and proposes a framework that integrates…

Drought resilience, adaptation and management policy framework: Supporting technical guidelines