WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT: JUNE 17, 2009

 

2009 World Day to Combat Desertification The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on 17 June. This year, the Day’s theme is “Conserving land and water = Securing our common future” more..   COP9 will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina The Ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification will be held at the Hotel Hilton in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 21 September to 2 October 2009. more..   UNCCD 1st Scientific Conference First draft of white papers now open for review Call for posters   The UNCCD Ten-Year Strategy commits to increase the flow of science into the Convention process. To help achieve that, the Sessions of the Committee on Science and Technology will be organized in a predominantly scientific and technical conference-style format.more..     Land Day The UNCCD Secretariat is organizing on Saturday 6 June 2009 a one-day event for climate change negotiators to consider in depth the linkages between climate change and desertification, land degradation and drought. more..   Strategic Partnership between UNCCD and UNDP   The two-day UNCCD/UNDP Retreat was held on 4-5 June in Bonn to build a common ground and a cooperate framework for partnership to combat desertification, land degradation and to mitigate effects of drought more..   Call for the UNCCD Photo Contest Deadline of Submission Extended to 17 July The UNCCD secretariat in cooperation with the Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina launched the second international photo contest to call amateur and professional photographers to support raising wider awareness for the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought through their photographs more..   Regional Coordination Mechanisms   3/COP.8 calls “… each region to develop a proposal, in collaboration with the Executive Secretary and the Global Mechanism on mechanism to facilitate regional coordination of the implementation of the Convention …”.Following the mandate received with decision 3/COP.8, and along an agreed upon joint work programme, the Secretariat and the Global Mechanism have assisted Parties in the development of five proposals, one per Regional Implementation Annex to the Convention, on mechanisms to facilitate regional coordination. more..   Enhancing the participation of Civil Society Organizations in UNCCD processes and events In accordance with decision 3/COP.8 and the relevant recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit, the UNCCD secretariat has conceived the “Draft Eligibility Criteria for funding the participation of Civil Society Organizations in UNCCD processes and events”, in order to submit it to COP 9 for consideration and possible adoption. more..   Unpredictable and extreme droughts threaten food security UNCCD Executive Secretary concerned over severity of droughts in southern hemisphere and China; urges more coordinated international action more..   Rio Conventions Calendar 2009 The beautiful images in this calendar should not only remind us of what we stand to lose; they should also remind us of what we stand to gain if we stop destroying humanity’s sustenance: our natural resources. more..   CRIC 7, Istanbul, Turkey 3-14 November 2008 The seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 7) and the First Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) were held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 14 November, 2008. more..   Parliamentarians address next steps lawmaking bodies can take in helping combat desertification A two-day meeting of the Steering Committee of the Seventh UNCCD Parliamentarians’ Forum ended with an agreement of measures that lawmaking bodies can do to help combat desertification and land degradation as well as mitigate the effects of drought. more..   UNCCD Secretariat organizes side event in Climate Change Conference UNCCD Secretariat organizes side event in Climate Change Conference more..     High-level Policy Dialogue   The High-level Policy Dialogue took place on 27 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany. High rank officials met to identify conditions required and political commitment necessary for the implementation of the Ten-Strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention in the context of current global emerging issue more..     ‘If You Feed the Land, It Will Feed You Back’ In an extensive interview with IPS European director Ramesh Jaura, Mr. Gnacadja highlights the global framework offered by the UNCCD which could serve as “a platform to address the important issue of climate change and soil.” more..   International Congress “Oasis and Sustainable Tourism” 8 to 10 August. Water Tribune. EXPO Water 2008 more..     The beauty of the Deserts the challenge of Desertification. Deserts of the Earth by Michael Martin more..   Latest documents   »  Report of the conference Climate Change – can soil make a difference? »  Report of the COP 8 Bureau meeting  »  Human rights and desertification: Exploring the Complementarity of International Human Rights Law and the UNCCD   »  Rio Conventions Calendar 2009  »  COP 8: Final Report  »  Status of Contributions to the Core Budget  »  Newsletter: Down to Earth     What’s on Press briefing by the UNCCD Executive Secretary at CSD17 more..   Book Launch: Study on Securitizing the Ground, Grounding Security launched 14 May 2009 more..   Parliamentarians address next steps lawmaking bodies can take in helping combat desertification more.. Submission to AWG-LCA 5 more.. Pathways for Success: Dialogue on Sustainable Land Use more.. The UNCCD Ten-Year Strategy commits to increase the flow of science into the Convention process. To help achieve that, the Sessions of the Committee on Science and Technology will be organized in a predominantly scientific and technical conference-style format. more.. UNCCD Secretariat organizes side event in Climate Change Conference more.. CSOs from Sub-Saharan Africa meet in Pretoria to discuss the establishment of a civil society coordination mechanism for SLM, with a view to tackle Issues and challenges to CSO engagementmore.. 2do Congreso Mundial de Páramos, 21 – 27 June, Loja, Ecuador more.. Panel discussion on climate, land and food security was held in Berlin on 15 October 2008 more.. Regional initiative on financial resource mobilization for strengthening the implementation of the UNCCD in Central and Eastern Europe more.. iSeek interviews Mr. Luc Gnacadja.Mr. Gnacadja pointed out the extent of the desertification problem worldwide, more..   </> UNCCD Photobank Visit the UNCCD photo gallery for images on desertification. more..     Desert nights: Tales from the desert. International Film Festival, Rome, 1-7 December 2006 SOURCE   http://www.unccd.int/main.php