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At its fifteenth session in 2022, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched a midterm evaluation of the UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework. The evaluation process is overseen by a dedicated Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG-MTE) with support from the UNCCD secretariat. This independent assessment, conducted by external…

Keynote address delivered by the UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw at the University of Arizona’s Black Faculty Speakers Series.

Country Parties gathered at the UNCCD COP14 requested that the UNCCD Science-Policy Interface (SPI) provide “science- based evidence on the potential contribution of integrated land use planning (ILUP) and integrated landscape management (ILM) to positive transformative change, achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) and addressing desertification, land degradation, and drought issues” …

The policy brief was prepared by a group of students of the CHARM-EU university who worked in collaboration with the UNCCD on their capstone project. They researched the replication of the Tolou Keur agroecological initiative, which is a part of the Great Green Wall initiative in Senegal. Based on the findings of their research, which also involved a field visit to Senegal, they produced…

The policy brief demonstrates that enhancing resilience is one of the most cost-effective actions countries can take, and is typically far less expensive than interventions focused on responding to, and recovering from, the impacts of droughts, but innovative financing mechanisms are essential to fund the necessary long-term investments.

Breathing life back into land yields multiple benefits for people and nature. Global commitments to restore degraded land have reached one billion hectares by 2030. The UNCCD is the global voice for land: we champion healthy, productive and accessible land for all. Learn more about our work to unlock the land's sustainable future.