July 2003: Two meetings at the ministerial level convened recently to prepare for the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
The African Ministerial Conference convened in Cotonou, Benin, from 3-4 July 2003, while the Second Asian Ministerial Conference on UNCCD Implementation convened from 10-11 June […]
July 2003: Two meetings at the ministerial level convened recently to prepare for the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
The African Ministerial Conference convened in Cotonou, Benin, from 3-4 July 2003, while the Second Asian Ministerial Conference on UNCCD Implementation convened from 10-11 June 2003 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Participants at both meetings discussed the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and the first meeting of the UNCCD’s Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC), progress on implementing their respective Regional Action Plans, and financing of implementation, especially in reference to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operational Programme for land degradation.
Each Conference adopted a Ministerial Declaration, both of which, inter alia, called on the UNCCD Parties to adopt at COP-6 a decision for the GEF to become a “funding” or “financial” mechanism of the UNCCD.
For documents on the African Ministerial Conference, visit: http://www.unccd.int/regional/africa/meetings/meetings.php#regional
For documents on the Asian Ministerial Conference, visit: http://www.unccd.int/regional/asia/meetings/meetings.php#regional