UNCCD Country Parties have established ambitious agendas to combat desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) through various policy frameworks — including Land Degradation Neutrality and the national drought plans — and the UNCCD national reporting process. These frameworks outline the targets, measures and activities that countries aim to adopt in the medium- to long term to effectively realize the vision of the UNCCD 2018-2030 Strategic Framework. To identify gaps between current investment pathways and the resources required to effectively implement the Convention, UNCCD decision 13/COP.15 requested the Global Mechanism to conduct a financial needs assessment. The following document presents the main report of the assessment, highlighting key findings and trends on the financial needs for the implementation of the Convention, as well as resource mobilization strategies and financial solutions to close the funding gap.