Events

Meeting on advanced scientific tools for desertification policy

28 September, 2010 - 29 September, 2010
Rome, Italy

The international scientific conference on advanced scientific tools for desertification policy will be held at the IFAD, Rome, Italy, on 28 and 29 September 2010. The conference aims to “set up a discussion on the scientific research tools...

Workshop on NAP Alignment and UNCCD Financing in Central and Eastern Europe

7 June, 2010 - 9 June, 2010
Prague, Czech Republic

The National Action Plans (NAPs) of country Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are the guiding documents for countries’ implementation of the Convention. The 10 Year Strategic Plan to Enhance the...

Preparing trainers to support the 4th UNCCD reporting and review process

31 May, 2010 - 4 June, 2010
Rome, Italy

The Global Mechanism (GM), the UNCCD Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is organizing five days’ Training of Trainers (TOT)...

Tanzania National DIFS Workshop

24 May, 2010 - 28 May, 2010
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

The Government of Tanzania is convening a national workshop on Designing Integrated Financing Strategies (DIFS), from 9-12 March 2010, in Arusha, Tanzania, as it steps-up efforts to secure increased investments for sustainable land management (SLM)....

Training and Information Events on Innovative Financing

24 May, 2010 - 27 May, 2010
Nairobi, Kenya

A series of Training and Information Events on Innovative Financing are being organized for those attending the Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Review the Implementation of the Convention on Biodiversity(WGRI-3, CBD), at UNEP...

CSOs discuss their engagement in sustainable land management and UNCCD implementation in Burkina Faso

20 May, 2010 - 21 May, 2010
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Civil society organizations (CSOs) actively promoting sustainable land management (SLM) in Burkina Faso are meeting on 20 and 21 May in Ouagadougou to discuss relevant national processes and consider how they can engage and coordinate their actions for...

Innovative financial mechanisms on the agenda of CATIE's Annual Meeting

28 April, 2010
San José, Costa Rica

Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) and the Global Mechanism are dynamic partners. Ever since they signed a GM-CATIE Cooperation Agreement to support upscaling finance for UNCCD implementation in Meso-America, in June...

Regional Steering Committee Meeting of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries' Technical Cooperation Project

27 April, 2010 - 29 April, 2010
Maputo, Mozambique

South-to-South cooperation and triangular partnerships between countries in the North and the South are an excellent way of harnessing knowledge and promoting the exchange of experiences between different countries, with a view to strengthening country...

17th Forum of the Environment Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean

26 April, 2010 - 30 April, 2010
Panama City, Panama

Desertification, land degradation and the effects of drought (DLDD) have a detrimental impact on rural communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), compromising productivity and the quality of life. While the scope and scale of desertification...

Zambia National DIFS Workshop

8 March, 2010 - 12 March, 2010
Lusaka, Zambia

The Government of Zambia and key development partners have embraced the Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS) as a guiding framework to mobilize resources from domestic and international sources of financing. The IFS framework will address broad...