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Desertification and Climate Change

… amounts, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather including droughts, heavy precipitation, heat waves … amounts, ocean salinity, wind patterns and aspects of extreme weather including droughts, heavy precipitation, heat …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… OF WISE LAND USE CHOICES IN CURTAILING IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER, REDUCING LAND DEGRADATION AND ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL … in total 11, 7, 16, 14 and 6, respectively. The zones with extreme drought in some years of every decade account in …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… and international stability in a context where changing weather events are threatening the livelihoods of more and … store. Droughts kill more people than any other single weather-related catastrophe and conflicts among communities …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… as risk management strategies against pests and severe weather conditions. The need to adopt ecologically sound … that achieve higher yields and are resistant to pests and extreme weather events need to be developed. At the same … to conserve PGRFA diversity incurs a risk. For example, extreme weather conditions can cause the extinction of target …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… food harvests, it affects harvests of the future. The weather conditions have brought high rainfall and humidity … creating new varieties with the potential to adapt to extreme conditions. However, the survival of wild relatives … when farmers grow local varieties they must be mindful of weather conditions, as the different varieties may require …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Ecosystem Services

… Facts n Ecosystem services do the following: n Moderate weather extremes and their impacts (ex. drought, floods, …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… through increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, flooding and …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… and potential benefits to all states on issues such as weather forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introductory Course to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and potential benefits to all states on issues such as weather forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

… and potential benefits to all states on issues such as weather forecasting, the study of effects of ocean currents, …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity