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… Drought, Food Security, Migration and Climate: Implications for Policy and Conflict … Stockholm, Sweden, 26 August 2016 – Given the multi-faceted nature and interconnectedness of drought, food security, conflict and migration, the UNCCD is co-hosting a panel event focusing on the need for …

… Turkey’s General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion organizes an International Training Course on Combating Desertification. This year, the training will take place from 23-27 August in … or Ms. Eda AKDEMİR ( eakdemir@ormansu.gov.tr ) At the last UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP12), the Ankara …

… August, 2016  – African Drought Conference hosted by the government of Namibia ended with adaption of “The … the Strategic Framework for Drought Risk Management and Enhancing Resilience in Africa; to establish a … distinct outcomes of the Namib Declaration adopted at the UNCCD COP 11/Decision 36 which emphasized a stronger UNCCD …

… 15 August 2016  – Some 400 delegates from across Africa and beyond have come together in Windhoek, Namibia for the first African Drought Conference. International and … Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism supported by UNCCD in partnership with a number of international …

… Drylands Week starts … Windhoek, Namibia, 8 August 2016  – The Third Africa Drylands Week started today in Windhoek, … by H.E. Mr. Pohamba Shifeta, Minister of Environment and Tourism of Namibia. Messages were delivered by the … Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and the UNCCD secretariat. Approximately 50 participates joined the …

… UNCCD welcomes Canada’s statement about re-joining the … statement by Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of …

… China and the UNCCD launch initiative to curb desertification along the …

… Desertification Training” was held in Konya, Mersin, and Adana, Turkey from 30 May to 5 June, 2016. The training course was conducted by the Ministry of Forestry … session of the one-week training course. At the last UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP12), the Ankara …

… la sequía.  Barbut agradeció al Gobierno y la población de China su ofrecimiento para albergar el evento conmemorativo a … sobre el Día y eventos previos, visite:  https://www2.unccd.int/actions/17-june-world-day-combat-desertification Contacto para el Día Mundial de Lucha contra …

… verte africaine, le reverdissement en Afrique du Sud et l’Initiative 20 X 20 en Amérique latine. Nous pouvons créer un … la Journée et les événements précédents :  https://www2.unccd.int/actions/17-june-world-day-combat-desertification Personne à contacter pour la Journée mondiale …

…  – “Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People. This is the slogan for this year’s World Day to Combat … with the people who are battling the ravages of drought and flood. Let us find long-term solutions, not just quick … of drought. Ms Barbut thanked the Government and People of China, for offering to host the global observance event, …

… Land for Life Award … Two business corporations from Egypt and China are recognized as true influencers in combating land … Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China ,  28 July 2015  – The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification …

… according to Ms. Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, who spoke today … land degradation is a driver of migration in the Sahel and that the radicalization of youth in areas with severely … by nearly 10 meters in the Maradi Region of Niger, and in China’s Loess Plateau it resulted in nearly double the grain …

… 70,000 goes to development organizations in Afghanistan and Republic of Korea Washington D.C., United States, June 17 2014 – For the third year running, the United Nations Convention to … UNCCD and the Korea Forest Service, Elion Resources Group, China, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and …

… Fourteen Semi-Finalists of the Land for Life Award Announced … Bonn, Germany, 20 May … of Korea, Pakistan, Peru, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.  Their work ranges from scientific … for Conservation of Nature, and the Elion Resources Group, China. About the UNCCD Desertification, along with climate …

… Minister Calls on Africans to Find the Political Will to Rehabilitate Land … Maseru, Lesotho. 4 … 2014 – “Too often in the past, we have exploited, ignored and come into conflict with the needs of our environment,” … Agriculture. National Reports submitted by Parties to the UNCCD show that all the countries in Africa claim they are …

… Lesotho, 3 March 2014 – To mark Africa Environment Day, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has issued Desertification: The invisible frontline, a … showing the link between desertification, climate change and the growing threats to national and international …

… Former President Tarja Halonen Becomes UNCCD Drylands Ambassador … Bonn, Germany, 9 January 2014 – … has accepted her designation as Drylands Ambassador of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) for at … towards sustainable land management practices globally and better livelihoods for rural women in the drylands. …

… Green Wall Reaches out to New Partner … More partnerships and investment are needed to support the pan-African partnership to tackle desertification and … two-day event, organized by the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD (GM) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) …

… Land Belongs to the Future, Let’s Climate-Proof It! … Warsaw, Poland, 19 … slogan for next year’s World Day to Combat Desertification and drought. It captures the theme of ecosystem-based … Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). "There is a fairly close match between ecosystem …