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As droughts fueled by human destruction of the environment are projected to affect three in four people by 2050, investing in sustainable land and water management is essential to reduce their costs, which already exceed $307 billion per year globally.Drawing on a wealth of evidence and case studies from various countries —including Chile, India, Jordan, Kenya, Spain and Tunisia— this…

The World Drought Atlas serves as a wake-up call, offering insights into the stark realities of drought and calling for urgency in our response. It reminds us that drought lacks regard for borders, leaving no region or country, regardless of their level of development, immune to its impacts. It reminds us that our actions similarly have far-reaching consequences – for all of us. As the world…

This brief, co-authored by GSMA and the UNCCD Global Mechanism, examines how digital technology can unlock climate finance for land…

WOCAT and UNCCD designed a tool to assess the gender-responsiveness of SLM Technologies and Approaches and to identify areas of improvement. This tool supports project planners, designers, and implementers in their effort to scale up SLM Technologies and Approaches for women and men equally. The…

Launched on the International Day of Rural Women, the report advocates for supporting women-led drought protection efforts and emphasizes the importance of women's land rights for achieving food security.

The collaboration between Africa’s Great Green Wall and Israel’s DeserTech, facilitated by the UNCCD Global Mechanism, has  emerged as a model of resilience, innovation and transformative action. The lessons from this partnership reveal the…