Discours de M. Ibrahim THIAW Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la lutte contre la désertification et Ancien élève de l’ENFI Mercredi 8 juillet 2020 Distingués panélistes, Chers lauréats, Chers amis, En me préparant pour ce webinaire en tant qu’ancien lauréat de l’Ecole nationale forestière d…
On the occasion of the Virtual meeting of the COP 14 Bureau Mr. President, Dear Bureau members, Thank you for joining this virtual meeting. I sincerely appreciate your engagement with the UNCCD, particularly during these extraordinary times as the world faces the COVID–19 pandemic. As COP bureau…
UNCCD Executive Secretary interview with The National Horizons Daily on 9 June 2020 Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary, shares his views on the impacts which COVID19 pandemic could have on the African continent in general, Mauritania and the rest of the Sahel countries in particular as an…
If, like us, you are inspired by the 80 countries that have pledged to restore 400 million hectares by 2030, you can choose to support communities and restore their land. By doing so, you restore hope too. Your choices matter, and no choice is too small.
UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw interview with Deutsche Welle on 8 June 2020 "Time for nature" is the theme of World Environment Day 2020. On this occasion, the UNCCD Executive Secretary reviews the recent coronavirus global emergency. He explains that it is also linked to our way of life…
UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw speaks with Deutsche Welle on 5 June 2020 In this interview Ibrahim Thiaw, the executive secretary of UNCCD points out that the situation in Sahel is dramatic. There is less land available for the needs of an ever growing population. People have less land due…
There is a lot of talk about getting back to normal after the COVID-19 crisis is over. And yet normal – business as usual – is what has made our planet and our societies vulnerable to crises in the first place.
UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw speaks with Deutsche Welle on 06.04.2020 Pour certains environnementalistes et experts, le nouveau coronavirus est l'une des conséquences de la destruction de l’environnement. Dans ce magazine, Ibrahim Thiaw, le secrétaire exécutif de la Convention de l'ONU…
Dear friends, We are all living through a difficult period at the moment, so thank you for taking the time to engage in this important event. Fifty years ago today, Americans mobilized the world to demand a new contract with nature. Earth Day was born. The very name of this day, of our planet, tells…
50 years ago people mobilized the world to demand a new social contract with nature. Earth Day was born. Today, our social contract is put in jeopardy. The current COVID-19 crisis is showing how much we depend on each other as well as on other species and nature for our health, food systems and…
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished vice-chairs, Dear colleagues and friends, As we gather here today, the world is in crisis. Over the past weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a complex emergency, with significant human, health and socio- economic dimensions, at global level. The gravity and…
La majorité des nouvelles maladies infectieuses humaines sont transmises par des animaux dont nous détruisons l’environnement, explique Ibrahim Thiaw, le secrétaire exécutif de la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification.
Great strides have been made in women’s rights around the world. But we are not there yet. To fully realize women’s rights and potential, this generation must stand up and demand tangible equality
For the last decade, bioenergy has been confined to the sidelines of climate-policy debates, owing to the environmental problems associated with its production. But recent innovations have made this option for supplying sustainable, renewable energy not just viable, but necessary.
President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China issued the Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change on 6 November 2019, in which they express their full support for multilateralism in international environmental governance. The…
Disasters – from droughts and dust storms to hurricanes and floods – are becoming more frequent and more severe as our planet warms. They bring a high cost to human life, economies, and ecosystems. But how we deal with these disasters is not keeping pace.
Two major pieces of research reveal the clear and present danger biodiversity loss and climate change pose to the health, security and well-being of humanity.
Forest fires, droughts, flashfloods and storms: Unusual trends are destroying lives and and making the public jittery because ignorance is no longer excusable, yet policy action seems too slow.
