Advisory note for the opening ceremony of the High Level Segment Fast Facts about COP14 India is hosting COP14. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is organizing it. The UNCCD Conference of the Parties is held every two years. COP13 was held in Ordos, China. The…

Indian Government is hosting the Fourteenth Conference of the Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Diversity (UNCCD) on 2-13 September in New Delhi. People from over 196 countries and of myriad socio-cultural backgrounds, representatives of the rural and urban communities…

Minsk, Belarus – The development of measures to protect and restore forests and peatlands as key resources in the fight against climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation will be of major importance for Belarus at UNCCD COP14, BELTA news agency reports. According to the UNCCD national…

The ongoing dramatic shift from rural towards urban life has considerably affected global land resources and food security. Every year, 19.5 million hectares of agricultural land are converted to accommodate expanding urban centres and industrial developments. With the most rapid rates of urban…

The Desertification Youth Forum will bring together young people and youth NGOs from around the world to discuss issues of desertification, forests, land and climate. The Forum, which will take just prior to the high-level segment of the UNCCD COP14, will feature heads of national ministries and UN…

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