By Abdoul Aziz Sidibe, The Soil Solution (The Gambia) Before travelling to Mongolia, my main expectation was to understand what participation in a UNCCD COP really means beyond what I
By Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), Argentina On the southern bank of the Matanza-Riachuelo basin, one of the most polluted watersheds in the world, home to more than 800,000
We are delighted to introduce the seven mentees of the second cohort of the CS4LDN mentorship programme – emerging leaders from Africa, Latin America and Asia who joined the programme
By Mandukhai Tsogtbal, Green Mongolia Hub (Mongolia) For me, COP17 was more than an international conference. It was a personal milestone: the UNCCD was meeting in my home country, and
At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Drynet and its partners turned side event rooms into spaces of genuine dialogue, where local knowledge met global policy, and community voices shaped the
The final 19 Key Messages reflect civil society positions, priorities, and recommendations gathered through a series of participatory and inclusive consultation processes coordinated by the UNCCD CSO Panel. The process
Six of the twelve mentees in the first cohort of the CS4LDN mentorship programme reveal what the mentorship process means to them and what LDN represents in their various local
By Maedeh Salimi, CENESTA, Iran Maedeh Salimi from CENESTA in Iran joined the Silk Road Caravan as it travelled through Kazakhstan. The journey symbolically links UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh with
The GEF Assembly takes place every four years, and in early June 2026 the Assembly met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Drynet was able to contribute to and participate in the Assembly
By Gram Bharati Samiti (GBS), India Across the semi-arid landscapes of Rajasthan, a state in northwestern India, where prolonged droughts, declining groundwater, and land degradation increasingly threaten rural livelihoods, local
Three mentees from the first cohort of the CS4LDN mentorship programme share their perspectives ahead of COP17 – their hopes and expectations, but also their fears. What resonates across all
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