UNCCD COP17
Billions pledged, drought pact fails again as UN land talks expose $278bn funding gap
COP17 boosted restoration finance and drought planning, but a delayed global pact and a $278 billion annual funding shortfall...
Bangladesh builds climate alliances on COP17 sidelines
Bangladesh used the UNCCD COP17 platform to pursue cooperation on environmental restoration, renewable energy, migration and sustainable resource management...
Bangladesh urges local communities to protect rangelands sustainably
Bangladesh calls for community-led protection of grazing lands, stronger rural livelihoods and integrated planning to balance livestock production with...
At COP17, Bangladesh calls for global water-sharing framework as drought crisis deepens
Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said drought-prone northwest Bangladesh and salinity-hit coastal areas need stronger finance, technology and basin-based cooperation...
Bangladesh urges youth-led, science-based land restoration at UN desertification summit
Bangladesh urged world leaders at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia to put science, youth and women at the heart of...
Drought talks hit critical stage as rangelands take centre stage at COP17
Negotiators in Ulaanbaatar face pressure to match drought pledges with finance while ensuring pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, youth and civil...
COP17 faces pressure over indigenous and civil society voices in land talks
Indigenous leaders, youth observers and more than 340 organisations are urging governments to protect participation, gender equality and Rio...
Silk Road Caravan reaches Mongolia ahead of UNCCD COP17 summit
The campaign’s final stage will highlight Mongolia’s pastoral heritage and land restoration efforts before global delegates gather to discuss...
