Location :
United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America
On 9 June 2020, the President of the General Assembly, with the support of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification is hosting the High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought (DLDD) in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America.
The Dialogue will assess the progress made in the fight against DLDD and map the way forward in the light of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification, which is coming to an end in 2020.
It seeks to:
- Keep momentum on the aforementioned challenges, with a view to accelerating SDG implementation, ecosystem restoration, and climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience, using land restoration as key entry point; and
- Encourage/generate stronger and more effective partnerships and commitments.
Guiding Questions
- How can action on desertification, land degradation, and drought act as a transformative pathway in the context of the Decade of Action for delivery on the SDGs?
- What lessons learnt and best practices from the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification can shine a light on the way forward to implement SDG15 and the Convention to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought?
- How can the inclusion and engagement of key stakeholders catalyse change and mobilise resources towards effective action on DLDD?
- How can national and subnational authorities better coordinate across policy mechanisms to ensure that DLDD issues receive the necessary focus in budgetary and policy planning?