UNITED NATIONS
JOURNAL
2-14 September 2019
UNCCD
Programme of Meetings and Agenda
Forthcoming official meetings
High-level segment
Opening Ceremony of the High Level Segment (Please take your seats well in advance)
Ministerial Sessions - Roundtable 1 - Land, Climate and Renewable Energy
The objective of this session is to secure guidance on how land-based solutions can be strategically deployed to fight climate change and deliver access to renewable energy for all.
Chair: H. E. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Co-Chair: H. E. Mr. Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, Iceland
Ministerial Sessions - Roundtable 2 - Rural and urban communities: failing or flourishing together
The objective of this session is to secure guidance on how urban and rural areas can work together to manage the land sustainably.
Chair: Ana Cristina Quiros, Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica
Co-Chair: H.E Mr. Almoustapha Garba, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Urban Safety and Sustainable Development, Niger
Ministerial Sessions - Roundtable 3 - Fostering a Global Movement for Ecosystem Restoration
The objective of this session is to secure guidance on how we can create and sustain a global movement for ecosystem restoration.
Chair: H. E. Mr. Nestor Bassiere, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change, Burkina Faso
Co-Chair: H. E. Honourable Dr. Mahendra Reddy, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, Waterways and Environment, Fiji
Side events
Ministerial Side Event on Strengthening South-South Cooperation to address desertification and land degradation for better livelihood
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