A special high-level segment on fostering the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention will include three ministerial-level round table discussions on the following topics: global trends of desertification, land degradation and drought – liaison with other problems and challenges for decision makers and stakeholders; desertification/land degradation and climate change – what role for the land in the ongoing negotiations for a new climate change regime at Copenhagen?; and partnerships and institutions for combating desertification, land degradation and drought – the path to improvement.
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Start Date
28 Oct 2009
End Date
29 Oct 2009
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