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Channelling climate change funding into UNCCD implementation

10 September, 2007

On 10 September 2007, during COP.8, a side event on How to Channel Climate Change Funding into UNCCD Implementation Activities and Outlook was organized by the GM, with the support of FAO and EcoSecurities.  This event illustrated...

GM proposes new guidelines for financial reporting

6 September, 2007

Mr Simone Quatrini, the GM’s Coordinator for Policy & Investment Analysis presented an innovative methodology to improve financial reporting on programmes, projects and activities related to the implementation of the Convention, to the 6th...

Managing Director addresses COP.8

5 September, 2007

On 5 September, Christian Mersmann, the GM’s Managing Director, addressed the 8th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP.8), introducing the report on the GM’s activities since COP.7 and discussing the way ahead in the...

Strengthening women's capacity to invest in sustainable land management (SLM)

5 September, 2007

During COP8 the GM organized a side event to present the outcomes of the international workshop, Empowering women to invest in sustainable land management. (Bamako, Mali, 5-7 June 2007).   Discussions centred on 3 main issues: gender...

GM illustrates funding options for achieving UNCCD targets

5 September, 2007

At the sixth session of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention (CRIC6), the GM presented a report on options for financing the achievement of targets related to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)...

Engaging at country level: COP.8 side-event

4 September, 2007

The call for action on the ground for the people in UNCCD countries has resounded throughout the first two days of the 8th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP.8), currently being held in Madrid, Spain. Responding to this call, on...

Central Africa Sub-regional Forum validates Sub-regional Action Programme (SRAP) to combat desertification

14 June, 2007

Through a long, participatory process, led by the Central African Commission of Forests (COMIFAC – Commission des Forêts de l’Afrique Centrale), the Central Africa sub-region has made up for delays and now has its own SRAP, thanks to...

GM signs Euro 700,000 cooperation agreement with Spain

16 May, 2007

As a follow up to previous discussions between the GM and the Spanish Government, during which Spain had expressed interest in supporting the GM’s work, a GM delegation met representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

GM/ICTSD SLM & Trade Paper, now available

3 May, 2007

The GM/ICTSD co-authored background paper Promoting Sustainable Land Management through Trade: Examining the Linkages between Trade, Livelihoods and Sustainable Land Management in Degraded Areas, is now available online. This paper is the result of...

Outcomes of the Compensation for Ecosystems Services Workshop in Quito, Ecuador

24 April, 2007

The GM, Conservation International (CI) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) held a regional workshop in Quito, Ecuador, from 26 to 28 February 2007, on Compensation for Multiple Environmental Services Mechanisms: Synergies between...