Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia, emphasized the Riyadh Action Agenda (adopted at #UNCCDCOP16) recognizes the need to bring land, the Ocean, and the atmosphere together
Riyadh Action Agenda ➡️ www.riyadhactionagenda.org
Healthy Land—Healthy City: Rural-Urban Solutions for Land, Climate, and Justice Ahead of #womensday, the Resilience Hub Bonn Virtual Forum will explore the recent #UNCCDCOP16 outcomes through an urban and gender lens.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
While #COP16Riyadh delegates did not adopt a decision to negotiate a framework or protocol on #drought, many decisions were adopted, including on gender, agriculture, civil society participation, rangelands and pastoralists, land tenure, and science
#UNCCDCOP16 #land #desertification
Despite Herculean efforts by Saudi Arabia, @UNCCD parties were unable to agree to begin talks on a new drought framework or legally binding protocol
Yet, many other strong decisions were adopted before #COP16Riyadh was gaveled to a close
#UNCCDCOP16 #drought #land
At "Locally Led Landscape Management for Land Degradation Neutrality, Sustainable Development and Socio-Ecological Resilience" at #COP16Riyadh, reps from the Maldives, Sierra Leone, Peru and Morocco shared stories of small grants for land restoration
#UNCCDCOP16 #land #landrestoration @undp.org
At UNCCD #COP16Riyadh, the Committee on Science and Technology held its closing plenary and adopted 8 decisions, including on the future work of the Convention's Science-Policy Interface. #OurLandOurFuture #UNited4Land #UNCCDCOP16
Want to dig deeper into Thursday's #UNCCD talks at #COP16Riyadh in Saudi Arabia?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
#land #UNCCDCOP16
🌍 At #COP16Riyadh, CGIAR champions sustainable land management & resilience.
As Riyadh leads bold discussions, the spotlight is on drought agendas, secure land tenure & innovation in agrifood systems to combat desertification globally.
More: https://buff.ly/3ZZIRvP
#UNCCDCOP16
Can efforts to build #drought resilience attract private sector investment?
Government leaders at a #COP16Riyadh side event gave examples how private finance and government support have enabled tree planting, livestock insurance and hydraulic ram pumps.
#UNCCDCOP16 #land #desertification
Want to dig deeper into Wednesday's UNCCD talks at #COP16Riyadh in Saudi Arabia?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
#UNCCDCOP16 #land #landtenure
At #COP16Riyadh on Wednesday, delegates spent 12+ hours in contact groups on #landtenure, sand and dust storms, gender, synergies, the Science-Policy Interface, capacity building and #drought
Pressure to progress on the many outstanding draft decisions was palpable
#UNCCDCOP16 #land
Want to dig deeper into today's UNCCD talks at #COP16Riyadh?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
#land #desertification #UNCCDCOP16
At #COP16Riyadh on Tuesday, contact groups and informal consultations filled the day as delegates sought to reach agreement on draft decisions, including on #landtenure, #migration, #drought, aridity trends, and collaboration with the Global Environment Facility
#UNCCDCOP16 #land
Panelists at #COP16Riyadh's second open dialogue with civil society shared innovative programs to address #landdegradation and #drought
Delegates focused on capacity building, civil society participation in UNCCD's work, and Rio Conventions synergies
#land #UNCCDCOP16
Happening NOW at #UNCCDCOP16 :
The side event dedicated to the #WorldDroughtAtlas #COP16Riyadh Blue Zone, Sect A, MET-07, #UNCCD Pavilion
together with
@ec.europa.eu #JRC
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social - IVM
#CIMA Research foundation
@ununiversity.bsky.social - EHS
#Drought #Resilience
Nature-based solutions assist cities to build their resilience to climate change and natural disasters, as well as contribute to biodiversity conservation. This was a great event at #UNCCDCOP16 @unepwcmc.bsky.social
At UNCCD #COP16Riyadh, delegates discuss the implementation of the Convention's Gender Action Plan and how governments are supporting the important role of women in combating land degradation and desertification. #UNCCDCOP16 #OurLandOurFuture #HerLand #UNited4Land
At UNCCD #COP16Riyadh, the Committee on #Science and #Technology concluded initial discussions on all its agenda items by discussing the future work programme of the Science-Policy Interface. #UNCCDCOP16 #OurLandOurFuture #UNited4Land
At UNCCD #COP16Riyadh, Friday was Governance Day. Mayors and other subnational government officials met to discuss their role in accelerating sustainable land management to prevent additional land degradation #UNCCDCOP16 #OurLandOurFuture #UNited4Land
At #COP16Riyadh Erimelinda Temba, Islands of Peace, described their support for agroecological farming methods in northern Tanzania with diversification of farming practices, traditional seed systems, land restoration & agroecological organic farming. #UNCCDCOP16 @fao.org #WorldSoilDay
Positive photo day 1723: When you are working on the
@enb.iisd.org (Earth Negotiations Bulletin) you have early mornings and late nights. But when you have a beautiful crescent #moon rising, maybe it's not so bad. #UNCCDCOP16 #COP16Riyadh
Want to dig deeper into Wednesday's talks at #COP16Riyadh in Saudi Arabia?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
#land #UNCCDCOP16 #desertification
🟢 Tomorrow, on #WorldSoilDay, @boell.de, TMG Think Tank & @futureoffood.bsky.social will discuss global & local perspectives on #soil 🌱🪱
Join the discussion at 16:00 CET! ➡️ calendar.boell.de/en/event/soi...
#SoilAtlas #COP16Riyadh #UNCCDCOP16 #UNCCD #COP16 #Soil #SDGs
Positive photo day 1722: We met a falcon wearing a burka today in #Riyadh at #UNCCDCOP16. #birds in #SaudiArabia (sort of) PS The hood or 'burka' is used to keep falcons calm. Sight is their strongest sense and when covered, it is a way to make them feel safer.
At #COP16Riyadh, Andrea Meza Murillo, UNCCD Deputy Secretary, quoting French writer Joseph Joubert, said “the aim of an argument should not be victory, but progress. And I look forward to hearing this progress.” #UNCCDCOP16 #OurLandOurFuture #UNited4Land
Starting TOMORROW, Both ENDS is co-hosting impactful side events at #UNCCD COP16 with our partners! Check out all our events and learn more: www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new...
#UNCCDCOP16
Over the next two weeks +2500 delegates from Civil Society Organizations will be in Riyadh to make their voices heard at COP16📢 #unccdCSO #leaveNoOneBehind #UNCCDCOP16 #United4Land #HerLand #AgroecologyRightNow
💡 Find out more about Civil Society Organization advocacy messages at: linktr.ee/CSOCOP16
We're in Riyadh for #UNCCDCOP16 to talk about land, peace and security. Find us at these events 👇
And with this I also celebrate my first official post on Bluesky! Looking forward to engaging with the growing community here 🌎🤝🌱🕊️
At UNCCD #COP16Riyadh in the ministerial dialogue on #finance Tuesday morning, Astrid Schomaker, Convention on Biological Diversity, said effective subsidy reforms must align with the Global Biodiversity Framework. #UNCCDCOP16 #OurLandOurFuture #UNited4Land
