Desertification and Drought

Emerging Issues

• Land Degradation
  

Major Assessments

• LAND DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT IN DRYLANDS (LADA) - Preparatory Process
  The GEF in partnership with FAO, UNEP, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and other partners, has provided resources to catalyse an international undertaking in supporting a Land Degradation Assessment in drylands (LADA) project to develop and test an effective assessment methodology for land degradation in drylands.
  The LADA Secretariat is hosted by FAO.
  http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/lada/

• AGRICULTURE, LAND AND DESERTIFICATION - Report of the Secretary-General - 2001 (PDF)
  E/CN.17/2001/PC/13. Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as task manager for chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment Programme as task manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United Nations agencies and international organizations and major groups. 29 March 2001.

• DESERTIFICATION CONTROL BULLETIN - 2000
  UNEP; 2000. No 36. ISBN: 03792455
  This bulletin used to be published twice a year, the purpose being to disseminate information on, and knowledge of, desertification problems and to present news about the programmes, activities and achievements in the implementation of the CCD around the world.
  The bulletins 18 to 31 are available on: http://www.unep.org/unep/program/natres/land/dcpacpub.htm
  Other Bulletins are available from Earthprint

• UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa - 1997
  UNEP; 1997. ISBN: 9280714864
  The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a major achievement of the international community. Stemming from the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Convention is an innovative document, which breaks new ground in international environmental law.
  http://www.unccd.int/convention/menu.php
  Available from Earthprint

• WORLD ATLAS OF DESERTIFICATION - 1997
  United Nations Environment Programme; 1997. Second Edition. Nairobi. 182p.
  ISBN: 0340691662
  Available on Earthprint
   

	Desertification News
	25 August-5 September: UNCCD COOP6

 

	Resources
	Agenda 21, Chapter 12 FAO - Desertification UNCCD UNDP/UNSO UNEP/Sucess stories in land Degradation/Desertification Worldbank/Drylands Non-UN resources IISD/Linkages/ Desertification