Land as a resource. European Commission

A cross-cutting policy debate on Land degradation, climate change and migration. Challenges for the EU and Africa will take place on 28 June 2016 (17h00-19h00) in the European Parliament (Room ASP 5G2, Rue de Wiertz 60) in Brussels.
The high level expert discussion will be co-hosted by the Chair of the Committee on Environment, Health and Food Safety, Mr. Giovanni La Via MEP (EPP) and by the Chair of the Committee on Development, Ms Linda McAvan MEP (S&D).

This event is jointly organized by the European Commission and the Multinational Development Policy Dialogue of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. It will give occasion to exchange and discussion among governmental officials from EU institutions, representatives from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as well as international stakeholders in the field of land degradation.