UN land restoration pact boosts Paris climate summit
NEWS: Diplomats strike ‘breakthrough’ deal to halt degradation of world’s terrain from 2030, but US$30bn price tag looms large
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Fighting desertification will reduce the costs of climate change
COMMENT: We should ‘climate proof’ the land to prevent some of the tragedies of a warmer world, says UN desertification chief
Slow progress on Great Green Wall prompts soul-searching at UN desertification summit
African leaders expressed frustration at UN talks in Abidjan over funding barriers as climate impacts in the Sahel outpace action to address them
African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency
Climate change could worsen Sahel conflicts: UN
Climate change-related impacts on water and land likely to trigger rise in civil war and inter-ethnic clashes says report
Comment: climate adaptation must be a priority post Haiyan
Focus on land in adapting or prepare for the imminent social chaos – the choice is ours says UN desertification chief Monique Barbut
World’s soil moisture could decrease 15% by 2099
Scientists have discovered that a change in atmospheric conditions could have serious consequences for soil chemistry
Rio+20 Business Focus – Luc Gnacadja: “Business is one of the most important stakeholders” for desertification
UNCCD Executive Secretary explains why the role business will play in combating desertification is so important.
Bonn 2012: UNCCD calls for agriculture to be central to Rio+20
Talking to RTCC at the Bonn Climate Talks, UNCCD’s Sergio Bonilla calls for agriculture, land and soil to be central to talks both under the UNFCCC and at Rio this June.
Countdown to Rio+20 starts now
As we enter the last 50 days before the UN Summit in Rio, RTCC kicks-off its coverage. Climate change, sustainable development and the green economy will dominate proceedings but how much can be achieved?
Comment: Why is desertification important?
As RTCC launches Desertification Week, we examine what desertification means around the world and why it is so important.
We must correct image of desertification and promote practical solutions
Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, writes for RTCC ahead of Desertification Week about why it is important the image of desertification as an unstoppable monster is corrected so practical action can take place.
PHOTO GALLERY: Desertification – nature’s “greatest challenge”
To end Desertification Week RTCC and the UNCCD bring you desertification scenes from around the world.
Climate change, desertification and migration: Connecting the dots
How are climate change and desertification linked? And what increasing role are these having on migration patterns, particularly in regions hardest hit like the Sahel in Africa.
Understanding desertification in Turkey
Duygu Kutluay writes for RTCC about how one project in Turkey is helping researchers to understand how to combat desertification on a number of levels in the country’s drylands.
How Korean organisations combat desertification in Inner Mongolia
As the “Yellow Dragons” hit China, Korea and Japan with more intensity, cross country initiatives are expanding to combat desertification in Inner Mongolia.
Putting communities at the heart of Iranian desertification projects
Research looking back over 50 years of desertification in Iran has found that community involvement has been key to creating successful projects with multiple benefits.
UNCCD: World Leaders must set ambitious desertification goals at Rio+20
Luc Gnacadja tells RTCC that ambitious targets must be set for desertification at Rio+20 to “empower a land-degradation neutral society”.
Ban Ki-moon puts climate change at centre of second-term in office
UN Secretary-General targets sustainable development, food security and disaster relief.