- World Day to combat desertification and drought (WDCD) 2019 was organised on June 17, 2019.
- 2019 WDCD was celebrated under the theme of ’25 years of implementation of the Convention and beyond’, focusing on the path the Convention has taken, and the future the Convention could bring.
About the Convention to Combat Desertification
- The international community adopted the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Paris on 17 June 1994.
- Since its adoption in 1994, UNCCD has contributed to the advancement of sustainable land management.
- Today, its 197 Parties implement the Convention under coordinated and results-oriented actions with clear targets to recover and restore degraded land. The end goal is to protect our land, from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water and energy.
- The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.
