UN Land and Drought
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- Restoring Land, Restoring Hope. This is our message to the world. Rangelands cover more than half of the Earth's surface and support 500M people, yet they remain among the most overlooked ecosystems. See in Ulaanbaatar. #UNCCDCOP17 #UNited4Land Learn more: www.unccd.int/news-stories...
- Join us for a webinar on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Land Management. Organized with @iisd.org and UNU-VIE, to explore case studies and best practices to ensure a surge in renewable energy generation. 🗓28 Jan ⏰09:00 NYC / 15:00 Bonn Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Reposted by UN Land and DroughtGreat to meet a good friend again: Yasmine Fouad, the ES of the @unccd.bsky.social. Together we facilitated 2018 at #COP24 in Katowice on #climatefinance. Now she is leading the UN Rio Convention on #land and #soil. Enormously relevant for #water, #biodiversity, #climate and of cause #food!
- Today at #UNEA7, we have strengthened our partnership with #IUCN to accelerate global land action! This agreement unites science & policy to fast-track: drought resilience, rangeland restoration, and Land Degradation Neutrality. Learn more: unccd.int/news-stories... #United4Land
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- A Just Transition for Land by Andrea Meza Murillo, et al @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/SnJToiz
- Indigenous women are the architects of resilience. Don't miss the #UNCCD Gender Caucus at #CRIC23. We are exploring the leadership and worldviews of Indigenous women in relation to sustainable land management. #HerLand #LandRestoration #Unite4Land
- 2026 is the #InternationalYearofRangelandsandPastoralists. Why it matters: • 50% of Earth’s land is rangelands • 34% of global carbon is stored • 500M people depend on pastoralism • 1$ invested in restoration can return up to $35 in benefits When rangelands thrive, people and nature benefit.
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- Reposted by UN Land and DroughtSide Event #COP30 🇧🇷 From Rio to Belém: Synergistic Action for Ecosystem Restoration & Climate Resilience 🗓️ 18 Nov 🕓 16:45–18:15 📍 Room 6, Blue Zone Brazil—birthplace of the #RioConventions—hosts a key dialogue to unite #ClimateAction, #LandRestoration & #Biodiversity goals. @unccd.bsky.social
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- Did you know that nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation is cutting crop yields and threatening food security? The #SOFA2025 interactive story looks at how we can address land degradation and sustain our future. #UNited4Land www.fao.org/interactive/...
- Save the Date! 📅 18 Nov 2025 | 🕓 16:45–18:15 📍 Room 6, Blue Zone, #COP30 #Belém Brazil, birthplace of the #RioConventions, hosts a key event to unite #ClimateAction, #LandRestoration & #Biodiversity goals. Join us to advance synergy for a resilient future. #UNited4Land
- A major highlight of the World Conservation Congress! #WCC2025 saw the launch of our new film, Living Desert, featuring our Goodwill Ambassadors at #Cop16Riyadh. Big thanks to our partners #IUCN, Royal Commission for #AlUla & #InTent.Onwards to #COP17 in Mongolia.
- UNCCD’s Global Mechanism is recruiting a Fund Manager to co-develop, run, and promote the Drought Resilience Investment Facility (DRIF) under the Luxembourg Earth Impact Fund. EOI deadline: 31 October 2025 🔗 Full call and submission details: lnkd.in/eDDew695
- FAO and UNCCD renewed their cooperation on 15 October through a Memorandum of Understanding, backed by a Joint Action Plan, to align expertise and accelerate implementation. Read the full story and see what’s next ⤵️ www.unccd.int/news-stories...
- Restoring land restores lives, and Kyrgyzstan is showing how. With the support of Changwon Initiative, communities have been growing nurseries, training farmers, mapping environmental risks, and putting land stewardship into young hands: unccd.int/news-stories... #UNited4Land
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- 📅 Our new film, Living Desert, is premiering at the IUCN Congress on 10 October. It's a story of resilience, restoration and the beauty of our arid landscapes. Featuring the voices of change: our Goodwill Ambassadors Baaba Maal, Inna Modja and Ricky Kej. Stay tuned! #UNited4Land
- On #KoreaFoundationDay, we celebrate a partnership that has turned vision into action. 1️⃣ First in our Changwon Initiative success stories: How support from 🇰🇷 helped create the Drought Toolbox, turning risk into resilience. Read more: unccd.int/resources/pu... #UNited4Land
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- 📢 Registration is now open for UNCCD CRIC23 in Panama 🇵🇦 🗓️ 1–5 December 2025, Parties #UNited4Land will gather to review the progress on the only legally binding global treaty that addresses desertification, land degradation and drought. More info: www.unccd.int/news-stories...
- Reposted by UN Land and Drought💧Global food trade carries hidden costs. A new UNU report reveals how ‘virtual water’ transfers through food trade shift scarce resources from vulnerable regions to wealthier nations. Read more: unu.edu/inweh/news/u... @un-water.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @unccd.bsky.social @fao.org
- The Global Changemaker Academy #GCAP2025 opened today in Bonn UNCCD ES reminded parliamentarians that 40% of land is degraded, threatening livelihoods and food security. This 5-day academy, by the #G20GLI & #UNSSC, empowers lawmakers to advance land restoration and drought resilience. #UNited4Land
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- 1⃣ year to go to #UNCCDCOP17! Mongolia unveils the logo for the next UNCCD Conference of the Parties 2026 in Ulaanbaatar. Steeped in nomadic culture, it conveys renewal, resilience and hope to unite nations against desertification, land degradation and drought 🌍 #UNited4Land
- Land, life, and legacy: A farewell with UNCCD's Ibrahim Thiaw. In this episode, Mr. Thiaw reflects on his journey from a Mauritanian village to top UN roles. What’s next? Listen to this heartfelt conversation on leadership, resilience, and perseverance. #UNited4Land
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- The UNCCD marks a historic day as Ibrahim Thiaw hands over the role to incoming Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad from Egypt. #UNited4Land, we can augment our efforts to restore land, strengthen drought resilience, and cultivate a greener, safer future for all. www.unccd.int/news-stories...
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- New #DroughtHotspots report, revealing the devastating scale of recent global droughts. Fueled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023. Learn more
- We think of #drought as dried rivers or failed harvests. However, it's also a health crisis affecting lungs, hearts, and immune systems. Over 100 million hectares of land are lost every year. Our new policy brief demonstrates: human and planetary health are inseparable. Let's act now. #UNited4Land
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- Join us, together with the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA), #Cop16Riyadh, and IDRA co-chairs #Senegal and #Spain at #FfD4 for a high-level event on unlocking cooperation for #DroughtResilience. 🗓️ 2 July | 14:30 CET 📍 Room SE3, FIBES II, Sevilla www.unccd.int/events/other...
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- Happening Now: Global partners meet in Cologne, Germany, to launch the #Riyadh Global #Drought Resilience Partnership's operational framework. Announced at #Cop16Riyadh in Dec 2024, this is a major step to shift countries from crisis response to proactive drought preparedness.
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