UNCCD will have a major presence at the upcoming Earth Day Week on 20-25 April 2020. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Earth Day, artists and speakers from all over the world will come together for free online public events. On Wednesday 22 April, Land Ambassador Ricky Kej will join…

UNCCD will have a major presence at the upcoming Earth Day Week on 20-25 April 2020. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Earth Day, artists and speakers from all over the world will come together for free online public events. On Wednesday 22 April, Land Ambassador Ricky Kej will join…

As part of the GLF Bonn Digital Conference 2020, held online between 3 and 5 June, the UNCCD participates a session on drought risk. The session focuses on Drought risk management, natural resource management and social protection: new alliances for sustainability and resilience. How can local…

The virtual panel hosted by UNCCD Capacity Development and Innovations Office on World Environment Day 2020 will investigate the relationship between poverty, economics and climate change. Follow this link for more info and to register.

he Act#ForNature forum is the first global consultation in support of the fifth session of the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment – the UN Environment Assembly – which will be held at the United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya in February 2021…

See also: 2020 Desertification and Drought Day

See also: 2020 Desertification and Drought Day

Cuando la Tierra nos pide ayuda La desertificación es la degradación de la tierra en las zonas áridas, semiáridas y subhúmedas secas. Está causada fundamentalmente por la actividad humana y las variaciones climáticas. Este proceso no hace referencia al avance de los desiertos existentes. La…

Когда земля просит о помощи Опустынивание — это деградация земель в засушливых, полузасушливых и сухих субгумидных районах в результате действия различных факторов, включая изменение климата и деятельность человека. Тема 2020 года: Продовольствие. Корма. Волокно В 2020 году День борьбы с…

Le terme « désertification » désigne la dégradation des terres dans les zones arides, semi-arides et subhumides sèches par suite de divers facteurs, parmi lesquels les activités humaines et les variations climatiques. Contrairement à l'opinion répandue, la désertification n'est pas la transformation…

Desertification and Drought Day ministerial panel finished with over 5 500 online viewers Political leaders are assessing their next moves as the world slowly emerges from a global pandemic. It is widely accepted that returning to normal is not viable in view of the unmatched social, economic and…

The UNCCD Drought Toolbox serves as a platform to provide access to tools and resources for developing national drought plans and taking a proactive approach to drought management. The Drought Toolbox was developed by the UNCCD in close collaboration with partners, WMO, FAO, GWP, the Joint Research…

COVID-19 pandemic surfaced clearly the necessity, value and benefits of sustainability in our daily lives which can be enhanced through an effective synergy between climate action, biodiversity protection and land use. 2020 Desertification and Drought Day with its theme Food.Feed.Fibre is an…

The cost and consequences of land use change are underestimated as demonstrated by COVID-19. Investing in the over 400 million hectares of land earmarked for restoration will help to build back better and safeguard our relationship with nature. “The rapid and negative economic and social impacts of…

Fresh water is a vital and defining feature for sustainable development. Globally, over two billion people live in countries that experience high water stress (UN-Water 2019 from UN, 2018). Other estimates are even more pessimistic, with up to four billion people – over half the population of the…

he 49th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will be held virtually from 11 to 14 October 2021. The UNCCD together with the Land Portal Foundation, FAO, GIZ, RVO and USAID are holding a side event on “Development finance and land rights: Leveraging the VGGT to enhance food systems…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), is organizing an event to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), which is annually marked worldwide on 13 October…

Mandate The permanent secretariat of the Convention was established in Article 23 of the UNCCD. It has been located in Bonn, Germany since January 1999. In line with Article 23 of the UNCCD, the key function of the secretariat is to service the sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies. This…

Globally and regionally renowned personalities have long played an effective advocacy and awareness raising role in sustainable development issues. In today’s social media dominated discourse, their ability to connect with their millions of fans using TikTok, Instagram or Twitter is immediate…

Coordination. Monitoring. Action The Great Green Wall multi-actor Accelerator, announced by the President of France Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders at the One Planet Summit on 11 January, 2021 seeks to facilitate the coordination and collaboration of donors and stakeholders involved in the…

The international community is developing policy measures and actions to help the people most vulnerable to drought to take early action to avoid loss of life, and the heavy and growing losses of livelihoods and damage to property and ecosystems following droughts. The Intergovernmental Working…

Following the guidance received by Parties during COP 14, UNCCD Convention institutions are updating and reviewing modalities for UNCCD reporting. To increase transparency and share with Parties important milestones in preparing new reporting tools, draft documents related to reporting methodologies…

At UNFCCC COP 26, the Rio Conventions Pavilion will be hosted by the Global Environment Facility at the Joint Pavilion of the GEF and the Global Climate Fund. Sessions of the Rio Conventions Pavilion will be held between Monday, 1 November and Friday 12 November 2021, at the GEF/GCF Pavilion, Hall 5…

FRA Bonn, 27 October 2021 - Ministers of Environment, Finance and Planning from Africa’s Great Green Wall countries and the partners active in the initiative met yesterday to discuss new arrangements to help countries in the Sahel Region to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030…

Time: 16:45 - 18:00 Lomond Auditorium UNFCCC COP 26 | Glasgow Catastrophic drought and flooding are linked to the changing climate and sub-optimal land use planning and management. This side event will highlight the pivotal role of land in regulating water (reducing scarcity and limiting surplus)…