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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable … seed systems Workshop 2.2: Agro-ecosystems Workshop 2.3: Soil and water issues Workshop 2.4: Knowledge and knowledge … 39 NEXUS AMONG WATER, SOIL, FOOD AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEXICO OSWALD-SPRING, URSULA …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The Land in Numbers

… of failing to implement bold action on land and soil, in terms of future social stability and economic … the world declare that climate change impacts – like land degradation and drought - are national security issues.2 • In … services are delivered by the world‘s finite land and soil resources. The most obvious services that land provides …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification and Climate Change

… of future climate change, there will be increased land degradation owing to droughts and increased soil erosion owing to heavy rainfall events. CLIMATE CHANGE … and winds. The impacts can be described as follows: • Soil properties and processes—including organic mat- ter …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… deserts. The Convention defines desertification as, “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas … and poor land-use planning. Such human activities degrade soil fertility and other useful components, loosen soil structure and reduce vegetation cover, thereby exposing …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly addressed by the United Nations … or sewage as well as the growing of food on contaminated soil. In all actions against pollution, it is also important … and consume (Goal 12) and our ability to reduce resource degradation, pollution and waste. Indeed, environmental …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… legal framework for tackling desertification, land degradation and drought, 169 of its 194 Parties have declared … human destruction due to the small water containment in soil. status and trends in global land degradation Global soil degradation (1997) WaTer (In)securITy – WaTer scarcITy …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… our societies together. Reversing the effects of land degradation and desertification through sustainable land … this Convention at national and regional levels. Land and soil degradation undermine the security and development of … security) and environmental benefits (biodiversity, water, soil) in addition to climate change adaptation. We will …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… number of conventions dealing with matters related to land degradation, desertification and/or drought, such as the … of drought and desertification would, for example, include soil erosion control measures, famine relief programmes, and … relate to the integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of chemicals and … water and access to sanitation for all by 2030 Land/soil pollution 19. Adopt agroecological practices and … energy production, reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and restore degraded lands (International …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… Groundwater Quality The main causes of groundwater quality degradation are pollution caused by inappropriate exploration … planning and licencing procedures. 2. Groundwater Quality Degradation caused by Exploration and Abstraction Poorly … recovery (in case of surface spreading techniques, called “soil aquifer treatment” - SAT) and to improve groundwater …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance