What are the main outcomes from UNCCD COP15?
The largest, most influential event on how governments are handling land is the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which this year convened for the 15th time: UNCCD COP15. For two weeks in May, leaders ranging from presidents, ministers and financiers to heads of community and youth representatives gathered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to strategize how to limit land degradation, raise funds for sustainable land management, and further the land rights of marginalized groups, women and young people.
Many decisions were made. The host country launched a new restoration strategy, delegates collectively pledged to increase efforts on handling drought, and food and agriculture were given more attention than at any UNCCD COPs past. In this GLF Live on 24 May at 09:30 CEST, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim – one of the most pronounced and respected voices at COP15 – will give a short summary of which outcomes are most important and how they will be taken forward in other global climate negotiations this year.