“Local communities should not just be invited but co-lead LDN strategies” By Marioldy Sanchez Santivañez (AIDER, Peru) On the margins of the UNCCD CRIC23, the CSO Panel held an event
This article was contributed by Drynet member SPONG in Burkina Faso. SPONG is an umbrella organisation that supports the work of its members in Burkina Faso to ensure food security
17 key messages emerged after a consultative participatory online process with more than 150 CSO representatives ahead of CRIC23. These messages unite civil society, youth, indigenous peoples and local communities’
The UNCCD Secretariat has announced the selection of Ana di Pangracio (FARN, Argentina) as the alternate CSO observer at the UNCCD Science – Policy Interface (SPI) until COP17. Drynet extends
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