January 2015: The thirteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 13) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will review progress made in implementing the Convention’s 10-Year Strategic Plan (The Strategy) and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties (COP) on further steps to be taken to facilitate the effective implementation of the Convention. Delegates will also discuss how to integrate ongoing processes to align national action programmes with the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to sustainable land management.

According to the provisional agenda of the meeting, CRIC 13 will specifically assess the provisionally adopted performance indicators for five operational objectives of The Strategy covering: advocacy, awareness raising and education; policy framework; science, technology and knowledge; capacity building; and financing and technology transfer.

CRIC 13 will convene from 25-27 March 2015, in Bonn, Germany. The meeting will be preceded by consultations of affected country Parties of the Convention’s Regional Implementation Annexes, from 23-24 March 2015, in the same location. [Provisional agenda and annotations] [UNCCD Website]