Progress in combating desertification has been dealt a blow, with UNCCD negotiating parties failing to reach an agreement last December. Our author stresses the importance of addressing the issue of desertification and…
Drylands expanded significantly during the last decades. A total of 2.3 billion people lived in drylands in 2020, a doubling from 1990, projected to more than double again by 2100 under a worst-case climate change…
COP16 advanced global efforts to address desertification, with new funding and initiatives unveiled, but critical hurdles in land restoration and drought preparedness persist.
At COP16, governments are expected to negotiate commitments to enhance resilience at all levels, building on recommendations from the Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought established at COP15.
At COP15 Parties committed on accelerating the restoration of one billion hectares of degraded land by 2030, boosting drought resilience and ensuring greater synergies among the three Rio Conventions.
Close to 20 million hectares of land restored back to health by the Great Green Wall countries since 2007. To achieve the planned 100 million hectares by 2030, annual restoration of 8.2 million hectares may be needed.
For ten days, the participants in COP14 of the UNCCD discussed a wide range of topics and finally established them in 36 formal decisions. These included decisions on the role of women and the significance of land rights…
Water scarcity, waterlogging and soil salinity have long been a major problem in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. To make things worse, the region was hit by a devastating earthquake in 2001. But with a simple…
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