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An Amazing Event at the COP14
At the UNCCD COP14 recently held in Delhi India, the Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) featured strongly through its side-event "Talking Capacity Building and You. A chance to share and to receive!" which took place on 6th of September. The CBM team of Jairo (Colombia), Ali (Pakistan), Jorge (Spain), Lilia (Russia), Loretta (Ghana), and Paul (France) had worked -under the guidance of CBM Manager, Dr. Richard A. Byron-Cox- for weeks organizing this major event.
The 20 Finalists of Our 2018 Photo Competition
We are very pleased to present all 20 pictures that made it into the final round of our 2018 Photo Competition. The final winners were determined by you through public voting held over the last several weeks. We again thank all participants, both competitors and voters for making this exercise the tremendous success it was.
"Dr. Richard Byron-Cox to lecture at the University of Addis Ababa"
CSS Monthly Public Lecture Series
The Office of the Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer of the College of Social Sciences is pleased to announce a public lecture series presentation on the issue of:
General Subject Area: International Relations, Environment and Sustainable Development
Specific Theme: Global Environmental Governance and the Development and Protection of Africa
Excellence Visits the Marketplace when Dr. Şenyaz comes calling
Dr. Ahmet Şenyaz, a forest engineer and an advisor to the Ministry of Forest and Water of the Republic of Turkey, recently called at the Marketplace where he met Head of the Team, Dr. Richard Byron-Cox. Dr. Şenyaz who holds a PhD in forest fire economics, was for eight years Chief of Turkey’s Research and Development Department of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. He now coordinates the activities of Turkey’s National Working Group on Combating Desertification and Land Degradation.
Resources for educators
Teaching about desertification in the classroom is an important contribution to raising awareness and leveraging knowledge related to sustainable land management.
To support the teachers in this, the UNCCD secretariat is engaged in various activities to help build their capacity.
On this page we offer an overview of various resources available for educators. These provide you with materials to use in your classrooms, and links to training courses that help you develop your professional skills as an educator.
Call for Content: The Women of the World and the UNCCD
This is a Call for Content by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Capacity Development and Innovations Office (UNCCD-CDIO) for people to show the world the voices of the women.
Competitions
The Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) organizes global competitions to challenge the creativity and innovation of the general public concerning and themes related to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with the final aim of raise awareness on inter alia:
The COPs and the Process of Capacity Building in the UNCCD throughout the Years
The COPs and the process of Capacity Building in the UNCCD throughout the years
Concours d'affiches 2019
Le concours d'affiches 2019 de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (CNULD) est destiné à permettre aux gens de montrer au monde leurs créations concernant la Journée des Nations Unies. Ce concours vise à promouvoir leur créativité et à leur donner l’occasion de partager leurs idées et expériences dans ce domaine.
Le thème du concours est:
«Atteindre les objectifs de développement durable afin que personne ne soit laissé pour compte»
Conditions de soumission:
1. Format: A3 Résolution: 300ppp
Concurso de Carteles 2019
El Concurso de carteles 2019 de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas para Combatir la Desertificación (CNULD) está destinado a que las personas muestren al mundo sus carteles sobre el Día de las Naciones Unidas. Este concurso tiene como objetivo promover su creatividad y darles la oportunidad de compartir ideas y experiencias en este campo.
El tema del concurso es:
Poster Competition 2019
The Poster Competition 2019 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is meant for people to show the world their posters regarding the UN-Day Bonn (Germany, October 12). This competition aims to promote their creativity and to give them the opportunity to share ideas and experiences in this field.
The theme of the Competition is:
“Achieving SDGs to leave no one behind”
Submissions requirements:
The Marketplace as a UNCCD Process Cornerstone
The creation, expansion, correct application and sharing of knowledge, skills and techniques is essential to the result oriented implementation of the UNCCD and its 10-year strategy and the achievement of achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN).
For the UNCCD implementation to succeed, organizational and institutional capacities in the following areas must be created, addressed and strengthened: