International dignitaries, policymakers, scientists and NGOs descend on Riyadh forward of ‘important’ UN assembly to revive land

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The most important-ever assembly of the United International locations Conference to Struggle Desertification (UNCCD) is about to kick–off in Riyadh, with an action-packed schedule to pressure multilateral motion on land humility, drought and desertification. Dignitaries, policymakers, international establishments, companies, NGOs and key stakeholders are arriving in Saudi Arabia’s capital forward of a important convention to boost up international land recovery and drought resilience projects.

Working from the two^nd to the 13^th of December, the primary few days of UNCCD COP16 are i’m ready to look quite a lot of high-profile summits, ministerial dialogues, and bulletins to handle the urgent demanding situations related to land humility, humility and drought. On December 2^nd, Saudi Arabia’s UNCCD Presidency will initiation the groundbreaking Riyadh International Drought Resilience Initiative, to boost up world motion on drought resilience, and assure a extra cohesive and proactive international option to tackling drought.

Bolstering international drought resilience is a point of interest of COP16, and the high-level One Aqua Peak will pluck park in Riyadh on December 3^rd to handle international H2O shortage and H2O demanding situations. Firstly introduced at the sidelines of COP28 in partnership with Saudi Arabia, the peak objectives to give a boost to international H2O governance and will quality involvement from the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the President of the Global Storagefacility Ajay Banga.

In tandem, the Saudi Inexperienced Initiative (SGI) Discussion board (2–3 December) will come with loads of policymakers, industry leaders and subject material professionals from the world over within the devoted SGI Pavilion within the COP16 Inexperienced Zone to discover the proceed made by way of the SGI power and environmental tracks, sharing best possible practices and week projections. The 2d World Discussion board on Greening Applied sciences could also be i’m ready to pluck park within the Inexperienced Zone between the 6–8 December, together with dozens of adapted classes to discover answers, inventions, and classes discovered from international greening initiatives, along showcasing the medical analysis related to recovery initiatives around the globe.

“This is a critical moment to address land degradation, drought and desertification,” mentioned Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Atmosphere, Ministry of Atmosphere, Aqua and Agriculture, and Guide to the UNCCD COP16 Presidency. “For too long these devastating global crises have not received the attention they deserve on the international stage. As hosts, we welcome the world to Riyadh to help find lasting solutions. We will deliver the largest UNCCD COP to date, to mobilize multilateral action on land restoration and drought resilience,” Dr. Faqeeha added.

Saudi Arabia’s COP16 Presidency could also be i’m ready to beef up the Motion Schedule, by way of encouraging governments and non-state actors to champion projects that ship lasting answers for land humility, desertification and drought. As a part of the COP16 Presidency, Saudi Arabia intends to paintings with the champions of those projects to beef up the synergies between them over the then two years.

“The Action Agenda under COP16 sets out an ambitious vision and goals to harness the collective energies of non-state actors, including businesses, farmers, regions, cities, financial institutions, investors, civil society and indigenous people, to catalyse practical solutions and drive measurable progress towards the goals of the UNCCD,” mentioned Nigel Topping, Ambition Loop Founder and former UN Surrounding Alternate Top-Degree Champion at COP26.

COP16 in Riyadh is the primary UNCCD convention to be held within the Center East area, the primary to quality a Inexperienced Zone and the biggest multilateral convention ever hosted by way of Saudi Arabia. In step with the UNCCD, land humility impacts just about 40% of the planet and affects the lives of over 3.2 billion nation. Each and every pace 100 million hectares of land are degraded, with drought frequency and depth expanding by way of just about a 3rd since 2000.

About COP16 Riyadh

The UNCCD COP16 convention is taking park from December 2–13, 2024, at Street Riyadh Global, Saudi Arabia. The convention, themed Our Land. Our Occasion, will mark the thirtieth annualannually of the UNCCD and objectives to accumulation multilateral motion on important problems akin to drought resilience, land tenure, and sand and dirt storms. 

For more info about UNCCD COP16 or to sign up your pastime in attending the Inexperienced Zone, please consult with UNCCDCOP16.org

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