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… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… as lakes, reservoirs and rivers, as well as from moist soil and other surfaces. Considerable amounts of water vapour … the ground through infiltration may be held in the soil, to eventually return to the surface through capillary … deforestation can increase runoff, causing erosion of soil which can lead to increased turbidity of streams and …

… rises towards the ground surface. At a certain depth high soil evaporation causes the soluble salts in the local geology to migrate to the soil surface causing problems of high soil salinity. This has … on others Economic gains Social benefits Environmental degradation 114 needs of its industry and rapidly growing …

… REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, enhancement of carbon stock, sustainable … of resources, and better protection of “the air, soil, water and thus human health.”215 Similarly, they will … The convention aims to prevent land degradation, including soil erosion from water;275 and eroded soil is an important …