Nouakchott hosted an important conference on Environment and Sustainable Development on Thursday, 26 December 2019. The conference was organized by the “Collectif des Cadres Mauritaniens Expatriés” (CCME) under the theme "Environment and Sustainable Development in Mauritania: Challenges and…
UNCCD Land Ambassador Baaba Maal returned to his native Senegal in December to headline the annual Blues de Fleuve festival and make a contribution to the global sustainable development through agriculture.
Durban, South Africa – The UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw presented outcomes of the UNCCD COP14 to the high-level segment of the seventeenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) on Thursday 14 November. In this speech, Mr. Thiaw emphasized the central…
Pretoria, South Africa – Representatives of 48 African countries are attending the regional preparatory meeting on the eve of UNCCD COP14 to review the conference agenda and discuss the regional position during the upcoming negotiations. Keynote speakers include representatives of AUC, The African…
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Mechanism (GM) of UNCCD, in partnership with UN Women, are joining forces to build the capacity of African stakeholders on the climate change/land degradation nexus through the implementation of the Nationally Determined…
Women farmers, project implementers, policy makers and NGO representatives came together on 13-17 May to discuss mainstreaming gender in projects that contribute to achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets in Zambia.
Bolgatanga, Ghana – Entrepreneurs and policy makers from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali and Niger came together on 15-16 April to explore the potential of creating new markets for crops grown in the Sahel. The workshop, organized by UNCCD together with a social enterprise Aduna and a local NGO…
Bouznika, Morocco – The UNCCD Regional Coordination Unit for Africa is taking part in the OSS (L'Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel) board meeting to review and take decisions on the financial and activity report for the 2018 work plan as well as adopt the proposals for the current year. OSS is an…
Marrakech, Morocco – The "Sustainability, Stability and Security" (3S) Initiative was presented at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Marrakech on 18 April 2019. The Initiative was highlighted as an example of good practice in south-south cooperation to leverage the…
By Monica Chiriac and Maria Veger/IOM Niger Agadez, Niger – Since December 2018, migrants staying at UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) transit center have been undertaking training in sustainable agriculture. The target is to train close to 500 West African migrants as they wait for…
Lomé, Togo – In the framework of the Drought Initiative, Togo has elaborated its National Drought Plan (NDP) with the support of the Global Mechanism of UNCCD. Translating its strong commitment to take proactive approach to drought risk and mitigation, the Ministry of Environment and Forest…
Lomé, Togo – A workshop on achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets through transformative projects and programmes (TPP) was delivered by the Global Mechanism of UNCCD (GM) team at the West African Development Bank (BOAD) offices on 27– 28 November 2018. The objective of the training was…
Ebène, Mauritius – Recognizing the urgent need to address pressing environmental challenges, the representatives of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles gathered for a workshop on 21-22 November 2018 to develop a joint game plan to increase the resilience to natural disasters and…
Nairobi, Kenya – Showcasing the success of large-scale restoration of landscapes burdened by natural or man-made disasters, the Global Partnership for Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR) today launched the report "Restoring forests and landscapes, the key to sustainable future." The report…
Beijing, China – Land degradation is a serious threat to the stability of communities and nations, and to peace and security throughout the international community. Land degradation neutrality (LDN), which is SDG Target 15.3 of SDG 15 Life on Land, is both an integrator and an accelerator of the…
Cairo, Egypt – A regional workshop on the reporting requirements under the new UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework took place on 6–9 May, 2018, bringing together delegates from sixteen Arab States and representatives of international organizations to discuss the technical aspects of reporting. The…
19-22 March, 2018 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The workshop for Annex I country Parties on the reporting requirements under the new UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework took place at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference Center. The workshop, organized by the UNCCD secretariat and the…
25 April, 2018 – Cairo, Egypt – UNCCD Executive Secretary Ms. Monique Barbut attended the conference organized by SEKEM Initiative, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development and the World Future Council. The goal of the event was not only to raise awareness on exemplary policies for land…
16 April 2018 – Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco – The UNCCD Regional Coordination Unit for Africa has started working from its new location in Morocco. The Unit Coordinator Mr. Boubacar Cissé, who was previously based in the UNCCD headquarters in Bonn, will lead the unit team, developed through…
Rabat, Morocco – 7 December 2017 –The official ceremony attended by the representatives of government ministries, African ambassadors, delegates of UN agencies and bilateral organizations marked the inauguration of the UNCCD Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) for Africa in Rabat, Morocco. In her…
