“Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It!” The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The theme of this year's WDCD is ecosystem-based adaptation. With the slogan ‘Land Belongs to the Future, Let’s Climate Proof It’, the 2014 WDCD…

The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is drought and water scarcity. Freshwater is valuable. Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater. Of this freshwater, the total usable supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1 per cent. When demand for water…

"Healthy soil sustains your life: Let’s go land degradation neutral (LDN)” The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year on 17 June. This year, the Day's slogan is "Healthy soil sustains your life: Let’s go land degradation neutral", said the Executive Secretary, Luc Gnacadja…

"Forests keep drylands working" World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year on 17 June all over the world. The aim of the United Nations in designating a day of observance is to sensitize the public and policy makers to the increasing dangers of desertification, land…

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year on 17 June. This year the Day's slogan is "Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere". The year 2010 is the International Year dedicated to Biodiversity. To this end, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

This year's World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) has a special significance for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Fifteen years ago on 17 June 1994, the Convention was adopted. The WDCD is observed every year on 17 June. This year the Day's theme is "Conserving…

This year, there is double reason to celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD), because 2006 is the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD). Accordingly, the IYDD is the focus of the 2006 WDCD celebrations, and its message is reflected in this year's theme: "The…

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared 17 June "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought"(WDCD). Since 1995 Country Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), non-governmental organisations and other interested stakeholders celebrate this…