France, together with the United Nations and the World Bank, has organised the “One Planet Summit” for biodiversity, which was on 11 January 2021 in Paris. The Summit brought together heads of state and government, leaders of international organisations, financial institutions, companies and NGOs, all ready to demonstrate that their commitments are leading to concrete […]
Each year on 17th June the United Nations holds a World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This year the event will focus on how production and consumption affect the condition of land. The growing demand for land to produce food, feed and fibre is a leading driver of desertification and land degradation. To find […]
In the aftermath of the 14th Conference of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP.14) in September 2019 in New Delhi, India, the UNCCD secretariat invited independent scientists from all UN regions and organizations and all relevant disciplines and thematic areas, to apply for several vacant positions in the SPI. Vacancies had arisen […]
Agricultural soils can play an important role not only for food security but also for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The Initiative launched by France (December 2015) at COP 21 is intended to engage the public and private sectors under this framework. The Third “4 per 1000 Initiative Day” was held in Madrid, on the […]
For the first time at a COP, the Science-Policy Interface of the UNCCD (UNCCD-SPI) organized a Science Day at the Rio Pavilions. The full-day meeting was opened by the SPI co-chair, Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster, followed by a welcome address from the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, Pradeep Monga, and in the afternoon by the […]
Approximately 6000 participants attended the meeting. The Parties to the Convention agreed on actions to further implement the Convention’s goals for 2018-2030 for furthering sustainable development by combatting land degradation and showing pragmatic ways to enhance resilience to droughts. Over 30 decisions were taken at the Conference which can be found here: https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/sessions/documents/2019-10/cop23add1%20-%20advance%20new.pdf The Conference […]