Desertification costs $878 billion a year. COP17 advanced drought finance and monitoring but failed to secure a global agreement as food risks grow.

DOHA, 14th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Desertification and drought represent growing environmental and development challenges globally amid the accelerating pace of climate change and continued pressures ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest-ever meeting of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is set to kick-off in Riyadh, with an action-packed ...

This year, governments and businesses across Europe,North America and parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean have been contending with the impacts of severe drought and wildfires.

What is the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)? What are the key highlights of UNCCD CoP 17? What ...

The United Nations says 1.5 billion hectares (3.7 billion acres) of land must be restored by decade's end and at least $2.6 trillion in global investments are needed. — Luis ACOSTA Landmark talks on ...

The UNCCD is one of the three United Nations “Rio Conventions” alongside the UNFCCC (climate) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (biodiversity –“CBD”)). It is not as well-known as the other ...

Desertification and drought represent an increasing environmental and developmental challenge at the global level, in light of the accelerating pace of climate change and the continued pressures ...

December 16, 2024 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) — The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s COP16 summit concluded without an agreement to tackle drought, while making some progress on other ...

In the wee hours of August 29, after two weeks of negotiations in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the UN Convention to Combat ...

Summary: Briefing by Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Humanitarian Effects of ...