Sep 26, 2024 · But growing desertification in the wake of climate change is drawing ever wider circles across the globe, and its rate is increasing steadily. United Nations’ latest data, as presented by 126 Parties in their 2022 national reports, show that 15.5% of land is now degraded, an increase of 4% in as many years.

Dec 19, 2024 · COP16 also laid the groundwork for increased global collaboration. The Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership attracted more than $12 billion in funding for drought resilience of 80 of the world’s least developed countries. It is mobilizing nations, businesses and communities to tackle drought-prone areas with local, innovative solutions.

Aug 13, 2019 · In 1992, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its first “World Atlas of Desertification” (WAD). It mapped global human-caused land degradation, drawing heavily on the UNEP-funded “Global Assessment of …

Nov 18, 2024 · Rapid desertification severely threatens global food security and climate resilience as degraded soils lose their ability to store carbon and support life. At the upcoming COP in Riyadh, the international community will discuss how to scale up land restoration efforts, including integrating regenerative agriculture into national climate action ...

Jun 24, 2022 · At COP15, Côte d’Ivoire launched a new global cooperation framework, called the Abidjan Legacy Programme to restore forests and land, boost food production, create jobs for young people and lift rural women out of poverty. The extensive and innovative programme will deploy advanced technologies such as tree-planting drones, drought-resistant ...

Jan 16, 2024 · The Global Drought Snapshot 2023 report by the UNCCD unveiled at the recent UN Climate Change COP28 highlights a planetary-scale emergency. Droughts have led to substantial economic and agricultural losses. The La Plata Basin of Brazil-Argentina experienced its severest drought in 78 years in 2022, affecting global crop markets.

Aug 21, 2023 · Global agriculture faces the threat of water scarcity sooner than expected, the president of the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP15, Alain-Richard Donwahi has warned. The climate crisis, water scarcity and unsustainable farming practices could disrupt the world's food supply long before temperatures exceed the 1.5 ...

Jul 25, 2023 · Mongolia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, about three-quarters of its land is affected by desertification and land degradation. Mongolia is also a climate microcosm of the world; the climate challenges here can be found elsewhere – and the solutions that succeed here can work elsewhere.

Jun 24, 2015 · In the future, desertification could displace up to 135 million people by 2045. Land degradation could also reduce global food production by up to 12% and push world food prices up by 30%. In Egypt, Ghana, Central African Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Paraguay, land degradation could cause an annual GDP loss of up to 7%.

Oct 15, 2024 · It is also crucial to align and integrate biodiversity policies in other global agendas, such as the climate change and desertification negotiations. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification COP16 focused on tackling desertification, will take place just weeks before the climate change-focused COP29 in Azerbaijan.