Events

CRIC7 – Seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention

3 November, 2008 - 14 November, 2008
Istanbul, Turkey

The seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 7) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, back-to-back with the First Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST). CRIC will focus...

Workshop on Local Development and Natural Resource Management in Arid Zones

30 September, 2008
Paris, France

A workshop on Local Development and Natural Resource Management in Arid Zones will be held in Paris on 30 September 2008, organized by the French Working Group on Desertification (Groupe français de Travail sur la Désertification - GTD)...

Workshop on financial resource mobilization for sustainable land management in Central Africa

30 September, 2008 - 1 October, 2008
Douala, Cameroon

A sub-regional workshop, organized by the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) on financial resource mobilization for sustainable land management (SLM) in Central Africa, will be held in Douala, Cameroon, from 30 September to 1 October 2008....

Building national capacities in Mesoamerica

29 September, 2008 - 18 October, 2008
Turrialba, Costa Rica & Michoacán, Mexico

The GM is running two 5-day training workshops in Turrialba, Costa Rica (29 September-3 October) and in Michoacán, Mexico (13 -18 October) to develop particpants' competencies in mobilizing resources to combat desertification. The workshops...

Workshop on financial resource mobilization for the Central and Eastern Europe region

10 September, 2008 - 12 September, 2008
Brno, Czech Republic

On 10-12 September 2008, the GM will convene a regional workshop, in conjunction with the UNCCD Secretariat and the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, on financial resource mobilization for the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...

Integrated financing strategy for combating desertification in Jordan

8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Amman, Jordan

The second multi-stakeholder workshop on advancing the development of an Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS) for Combating Desertification in Jordan, is being organized by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) and the...

Building capacity and exchanging knowledge on integrated financing strategies in SolArid countries

16 June, 2008 - 20 June, 2008
Praia, Cape Verde

As part of its South-to south cooperation programme, SolArid, the GM is co-organizing an international workshop, in Praia, Cape Verde, from 16 to 20 June 2008, on capacity-building measures and exchanging experiences on issues related to developing...

Central American workshop on promoting civil society organizations’ engagement in sustainable land management

29 April, 2008 - 30 April, 2008
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

In Central America, civil society organizations (CSOs) play an important role in supporting rural communities in adopting sustainable land use and management practices, calling on governments to provide incentives for communities in dry and degraded...

Workshop in Burkina Faso on civil society organizations’ participation in promoting SLM

23 April, 2008 - 24 April, 2008
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The UNCCD calls for civil society organizations (CSOs) at all levels to become involved in policy design, planning and programme implementation, based on their experiences and links with dryland communities.   In Burkina Faso, civil society...

Central Asian Strategic Partnership Agreement meeting and Training Course on Designing Integrated Financing Strategies for Central Asian Countries

22 April, 2008 - 26 April, 2008
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

In conjunction with Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) 2nd Steering Committee, the GM is convening a meeting of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) members on 22 April 2008, with a view to exploring means of...