(Check against delivery) Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori Launch of the GAR SRD 2021 at the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Thursday 17 June 2021 | 15:00 Thank you to everyone who is joining us today from around the world for the launch of
Check against delivery Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori High Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Monday, 14 June 2021 Nothing undermines sustainable development like a disaster. COVID-19 comes immediately to mind. But more often
As the most disaster-prone region, the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2021 wrapped up on Friday 9 July with a strong recognition of the region’s potential to lead on resilience building against the impacts of climate change in conjunction with an increased commitment to shift to low-carbon economies.
Suva – The second Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) has closed, focusing on discussion and recommendations around the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP)’s ten Guiding Principles and three Goals which fall into four ‘standards’ for
Natural resources depletion and crop failures due to droughts are widely reported in West Africa causing production losses, rising food prices, and increased hunger and malnutrition;
In places where dependence on natural resources and
Drought early warning and information systems must be flexible and receptive toward the integration of new indicators and impacts as they become available and validated
Systematic collection of impacts must be treated in the same light as
