UNCCD COP 14
Reversing land degradation and its outcomes while accelerating positive achievements for people and for ecosystems with a view to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals is the core agenda of the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP14). COP14 will take place on 2-13 September 2019 at the India Mart and Expo, in the Greater Noida area of New Delhi, India.
The UNCCD’s Conferences of the Parties (COP) is the place where governments agree on strategic and effective land use and sustainable land management goals to ensure nature and ecosystems thrive. COP14 will focus on the critical gaps in land management and planning, but also on practical actions to ensure the successes we are achieving, which are becoming more evident on the biophysical level, increase human well-being everywhere.
Desertification, land degradation and drought are huge challenges. But investing in the land and its stewards can open up vast opportunities for the economy and environmental resilience. COP14 is aiming to help countries achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by delivering tools and resources that are fit for purpose. Tools that are built on accurate and reliable science and data, participatory processes and compromise, and benefit everyone. Countries can withstand future environmental challenges better by optimizing land management and massively scaling up sustainable practices and the restoration of degraded land.
FAO will organise/co-organize several sessions, which are outlined in the agenda below, and on 11 September, will co-host the first Drought Preparedness Day at the Rio Pavillion an event which will also see the launch of a groundbreaking new paper on Proactive Approaches to Drought Preparedness - a study which looks into the current situation, and examines the best ways to move forward.
FAO @ COP14
*Events in BOLD are led by FAO
2 September
13:00 - 15:00
Translating soil and land rehabilitation into LDN and Sustainable Livelihoods
MET-09
3 September
13:00-15:00
LDN for better Land Use Planning
Location: MET-10
18:00-20:00
Decision support for mainstreaming and scaling out sustainable land management to achieve LDN
Location: MET-10
4 September
08:00 - 10:00
Side event launch of SOILCARE
Location: MET-06
13:00 - 15:00
The Global Mechanism supporting Land Degradation Neutrality From Targets to implementation
Location: MET-10
18:00 - 20:00
The Economic of Ecosystem Restoration (TEER) Initiative
Location: MET-15
5 September
08:00 - 10:00
Regional initiative to counter land degradation in the Mediterranean, Near East and Eastern Europe – LandMedNet
Location: MET-07
18:00 - 20:00
Land Degradation Neutrality for water security and combating drought
Location: MET-13
6 September
08:00 to 10:00
UN-WATER - Dealing with drought: a multifaceted view
Location: MET-09
10 September
13:00 - 15:00
Special event - Consultation on UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)
Location: MET-06
11 September
8:00 - 10:00
Changing Minds on Drought Management – sustaining action, the economic case
Location: MET-06
9:30 – 17:00
Drought Preparedness Day
Location: Rio Pavilion
12 September
13:00 - 15:00
Monitoring and combating land degradation in pastoral areas: are participatory approaches important?
Location: MET-13
13:00 - 15:00
Land Degradation Neutrality for sustainable agriculture and food security
Location: TBD
18:00 - 20:00
Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Mountain Regions: Land Degradation and Other Stressors (COP Side Event)
Location: MET-15
13 September
13:00 -15:00
Opportunities for Land Degradation Neutrality
Location: MET-7