Talks at a critical UN summit to tackle desertification went into overtime as negotiators pushed into Friday night to gain a conclusion from governments on tackling drought. Nations made significant progress in laying the groundwork for a future global drought regime. However, the conference closed without a firm conclusion. That is expected to be achieved […]
More than $12 billion has been pledged to tackle the issue of land degradation at a major climate conference in Riyadh this week. The funding boost announced at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification at Cop16, which began on Monday, comes after an injection of $10 billion from the Arab Coordination Group, a strategic alliance of […]
