Action Against Desertification

Events - 2016

Kaya - From 28 November to 1 December 2016, FAO conducted a training workshop in Kaya, Burkina Faso, to support the implementation of its “Market Analysis and Development” approach in countries involved in Action Against Desertification. 

Twenty participants, including extension officers,...

The 3rd Africa Drylands Conference was held in Windhoek, Namibia from 8-12 August 2016. Delegates from global, regional, and national institutions involved in drought mitigation and drylands management in Africa called for the integration of the African Drylands Week into...

Rome – A high-level event on the Great Green Wall at the opening day of FAO’s Committee on Forestry (COFO) will showcase countries' support to Africa’s flagship rural development programme stressing the need for increased investment to upscale its efforts.

The...

The First Conference on the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) is a global...

As a follow-up to the Drylands Monitoring Week organized in January 2015 that led to the Rome Promise on Assessment and Monitoring of Drylands for Sustainable Management and Restoration, FAO and partners will organize a second...

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