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Outcomes of UNCCD COP 16
December 20 , 2024
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- The UN Convention to Combat the Desertification (UNCCD)’s COP16 summit was concluded without an agreement to tackle drought in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- It was the first time a UNCCD COP was held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
- More than $12 billion were pledged to tackle the desertification, land degradation and drought around the world, especially in the most vulnerable countries.
- A prototype of the International Drought Resilience Observatory was launched.
- It is the first ever global AI-driven platform to help countries assess and enhance their capacity to cope with harsher droughts.
- The Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership has attracted $12.15 billion to support 80 of the world’s most vulnerable countries in building their resilience to drought.
- African-led Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land mobilised mass funds from various countries.
- The US and other partner countries and organisations have announced a total investment of nearly $70 million to advance the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS).
- The UNCCD was adopted in Paris on June 17, 1994 and entered into force on December 26, 1996.
- It is the only legally binding framework set up to address desertification and the effects of drought.
- There are 197 Parties to the Convention, including 196 country Parties and the European Union.
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