In preparation for the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which is scheduled to take place in Changwon City, Republic of Korea, from 10-21 October 2011, the UNCCD Secretariat is organizing the Central and Eastern Europe Regional Consultation Meeting Preparatory to COP 10 and meetings of its subsidiary bodies. Participants will convene for a SRAP Alignment Workshop on 31 August 2011, and the Regional Consultation Meeting Preparatory to COP10 from 1-3 September 2011.  

dates: 31 August – 3 September 2011   location: Bonn, Germany   contact: UNCCD Secretariat   phone: +49 228 815 2800   fax: +49 228 815 2898   e-mail: secretariat@unccd.int   www: http://www.unccd.int/regional/centraleu/meetings/meetings.php#regional