Economics & Financing Instruments Programme

Promoting Integrated Financing Strategies for Sustainable Land Management

The 10-Year Strategy of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) calls for the establishment of country-level integrated investment frameworks (IIFs) to finance comprehensive programmes on sustainable land management (SLM). The strategy represents a milestone in our collaborative quest for sustainable development, and its implementation will determine the impact the Convention will have on future generations.

Success in making the difference rests largely upon the ability of countries to mobilize the necessary human and financial resources. It is paramount that development priorities of country Parties to the Convention shift towards SLM in order to influence resource allocation processes at the country level, particularly in the context of budgetary processes and private-sector investments.  The integrated financing strategy concept developed by the GM responds directly to this challenge.

• supports the design of a coherent financing strategy for GM interventions at national level; 
• contributes to increased in-country capacity to develop IFSs; 
• provides technical backstopping to implementation in participating countries;
• promotes enhanced dialogue and knowledge sharing on financing for the UNCCD at national, regional and international levels; and 
• mobilizes donor financing for IFS implementation in partner countries.

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