The UNCCD Secretariat and the governments of Algeria, China and Italy are organizing this international conference on the role of women in combating desertification. This meeting is one activity to mark the 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD).  

dates: 29 May-1 June 2006  
location: Beijing, China  
www: http://www.iydd.org/index_beijing.htm