UNITED NATIONS
JOURNAL
Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15)
9-20 May 2022
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
UNCCD
Programme of Meetings and Agenda
Official meetings
CoW Contact group on other matters
Conference of the Parties
COP ODS
Following immediately after the adjournment of the CST
COP Bureau Meeting
Following immediately after the adjournment of the COP Plenary
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
CRIC Opening Session
Organizational matters
- Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
(ICCD/CRIC(20)/1)
- Election of officers other than the Chair of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
· Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels
- Review of the report of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention on its nineteenth session
(ICCD/CRIC(19)/6, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
- Multi-year workplan for Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies
(ICCD/COP(15)/6-ICCD/CRIC(20)/2, ICCD/COP(15)/21
- Report on the performance of Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (2020–2021)
(ICCD/CRIC(20)/3, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
· Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/7-ICCD/CRIC(20)/8, ICCD/CRIC(20)/9, ICCD/CRIC(20)/INF.1, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Committee on Science and Technology
CST Plenary
Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2020–2021 (continued)
- Coordination activities of the Science-Policy Interface with other intergovernmental scientific panels and bodies
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/4, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
· Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge
- Interfacing science and policy: The Science-Policy Interface, the dissemination and accessibility of best practices, and the UNCCD Knowledge Hub
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/5, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
- Work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2022–2023
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/6, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
CST Plenary
Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge (continued)
- Information on modalities for reporting on the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/7-ICCD/CRIC(20)/8, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Forthcoming official meetings
Official meetings
Friends of the Chair
Conference of the Parties
COP Plenary - immediately after the adjournment of the CST.
The COP is to follow immediately after the adjournment of the CST.
Organizational matters
- Credentials of delegations (ICCD/COP(15)/22)[1]
· UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework
- Review of the report of the Committee on Science and Technology and its recommendations to the Conference of the Parties (ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
[1] Document to be issued in-session.
Committee of the Whole
COW Plenary
1. UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [item 2]
(c) Follow-up on the midterm evaluation of the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework (ICCD/COP(15)/2, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
2. Policy frameworks and thematic issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [item 4]
- Migration (ICCD/COP(15)/18, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
- Gender (ICCD/COP(15)/17, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
- Sand and dust storms (ICCD/COP(15)/16, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
- Land tenure (ICCD/COP(15)/19, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
Committee on Science and Technology
CST
1. Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2020–2021: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [item 2]
(a) Evidence on the potential contribution of integrated land use planning and integrated landscape management to positive transformative change, achieving land degradation neutrality and addressing desertification/land degradation and drought issues;
Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/CST/L.1
(b) Evidence on the approaches for the assessment and monitoring of the resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems to drought;
Action on draft decision ICCD/COP(15)/CST/L.2
(c) Coordination activities of the Science-Policy Interface with other intergovernmental scientific panels and bodies.
Action on draft decision
2. Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge: ............... [item 3]
(a) The Science-Policy Interface, the dissemination and accessibility of best practices, and the UNCCD Knowledge Hub;
Action on draft decision
(b) Work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2022–2023;
Action on draft decision
(c) Information on modalities for reporting on the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework.
3. Procedural matters: Programme of work for the sixteenth session of the Committee on Science and Technology .................................... [item 4]
Action on draft decision
4. Adoption of the report of the Committee on Science and Technology) .... [item 5]
5. Organizational matters .................................... [item 1]
(b) Election of officers other than the Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology
Closure of the session
COP - Open Dialogue Session
Open dialogue session
Inclusion of activities of civil society organizations within the official programme of work of the Conference of the Parties
- Open dialogue session
Note: The COP is to follow immediately after the adjournment of the CST.
Rio Conventions Pavilion
Food Day-Seeds of Change for a Nature Positive Future
Please follow the link to Rio Conventions Pavilion page for more details and documents
Agenda
09:00-10:00
High-level Opening Session: Importance of Food Systems Transformation to achieve Rio Convention objectives
10:00-11:00
My Land My Rights: - Legitimate Tenure Rights for Food Security, Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Restoration
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30
Healthy Soil for a Healthy Planet: Building resilient food systems for increased food and nutrition security
12:30–13:30 Planet-based Lunch
13:30-14:30
Agrobiodiversity: Our Past, Our Future
14:30-15:30
Food Systems Transformation - ways to strengthen implementation of the Rio Conventions
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00
Guardians of our Planet - the impact of women and indigenous groups to Food Systems transformation
17:00-17:30
Closing session: My Diet Our Health: Shifting consumption and diets for healthy people and healthy planet