Hamburg/Bonn, 20 July 2017 – The 2017 Future Policy Award has released a shortlist of the world’s best policies for tackling land degradation, one of humanity’s foremost challenges that undermines food security, livelihoods and the health of hundreds of millions of people. Press-release: English…
Launched at the UNCCD COP10 in the Republic of Korea as part of the Changwon Initiative, the Land for Life Award recognizes excellence and innovation in efforts towards land in balance. The past editions shed light on inspiring initiatives of recovery and restoration of degraded landscapes worldwide…
The UNCCD 3rd scientific conference on “Combating desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) for poverty reduction and sustainable development – the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices” (decision 18/COP.10) took place at the fourth special session of…
The UNCCD 2nd scientific conference was held during the third special session of the Committee on Science and Technology from 9 to 12 April 2013 in Bonn, Germany, on the theme “Economic Assessment of desertification, sustainable land management and resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid…
The UNCCD 1st scientific conference was held during the ninth session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) from 22 to 24 September 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the theme “Bio-physical and Socio-economic Monitoring and Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation to Support…
In order to strengthen the scientific basis of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its eighth session in 2007 decided that future sessions of the CST shall be organized in a predominantly scientific and technical conference-style format and focus on a specific thematic topic…
Responsibilities and Tasks Following paragraph 9 of the terms of reference of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST), as contained in decision 15/COP.1, the Bureau of the CST is responsible for the follow-up of the work of the CST between sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP). The…
El PNUD ofrece una vacante para ayudar a maximizar el potencial de México como un socio cooperante para el desarrollo, y fomentar la creación y consolidación de alianzas para la CID.
El PNUD ofrece una vacante para apoyar a la articulación de políticas intersectoriales y gubernamentales y transversalizar el cambio climático y REDD+ en las políticas públicas nacionales, y en los principales instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial a nivel de los Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados (GAD) y de comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades.
Curso online organizado por el BID, con el que se pretende, al finalizarlo, contar con instrumentos para navegar entre los datos, realizar e interpretar visualizaciones y comprender los diferentes tipos de análisis de datos según la política a implementar.
Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE)
Le 2iE organise une formation destinée aux professionnels sur la croissance verte en Afrique qui vous permettra de vous impliquer dans cette dynamique.
Philippine's Department of Agriculture's e-Extension Program
This online course discusses methods of production and application of organic fertilizer for your own use, if not, as additional source of income for the family. Likewise, it discusses the factors that could influence the quality of the organic fertilizer you produce.
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) in Haiti The people of Haiti struggle with problems as a result of land degradation and lack of access to sanitation. Through building eco-san toilets, SOIL provides access to toilets to people who have none, and at the same time creates valuable…
The Government of Bolivia in collaboration with the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD
The Government of Bolivia in collaboration with the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will organize a Regional Conference on Drought Management and Preparedness for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.
This session is intended to bring together scientists, engineers and other experts who have worked on at least two of the three interfaces in the W-E-F Nexus to show the relative importance of contributions from scientific understanding, data, models and analysis tools.
The Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania (IST), the Tanzanian Institution of Valuers & Estate Surveyors (TIVEA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Association of Surveying & Land Economy (CASLE) is organizing an international conference on Sustainable Development Goals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
eLearning Africa will showcase the stories, experiences, research, thinking and expertise that make up the complex but thrilling picture of ICT for development, education and training in Africa today, under the overall theme of LEARNING IN CONTEXT.
Buenos Aires será la sede de este evento, organizado por la División de Asuntos de Género de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Área Género Sociedad y Políticas de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) Argentina.
El Congreso está dirigido a estudiantes, investigadores, académicos y profesionales de distintas áreas. Tendrá como objetivo la presentación de resultados de trabajos de investigación, dando así a conocer los avances tecnológicos alcanzados a nivel internacional, nacional y local.
