UNCCD COP16 presidency launches ‘Riyadh Action Agenda’
The UNCCD COP16 presidency has announced the launch of the Riyadh Action Agenda, an initiative that seeks to mobilise state…
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Sustainable land and water management ‘essential’ for tackling drought
Investment in sustainable land and water management is ‘essential’ for tackling costs related to drought, which total more than $307…
COP16 in Riyadh a ‘critical moment to address land degradation, drought and desertification’
The 16th meeting of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which gets underway in Riyadh this week, is…
Programme unveiled for UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh
The programme for the forthcoming UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been announced, with this year’s event featuring the…
World Bank extends ‘lifeline’ to small nations affected by disasters
The World Bank Group has announced a funding extension to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, enabling small, vulnerable states…
BRICS leaders call for urgent action on land degradation
Leaders from the BRICS nations have issued a joint statement calling for increased financial resources and greater collaboration to address…
Impact of human-induced drought ‘only starting to unfold’, says UNCCD
The UNCCD has said that drought-based data and research undertaken in the past two years indicates that the ‘massive impacts of human-induced droughts are only starting to unfold’.
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