'Turning Point' COP16 Concluding with Accelerated Action and Ambition to Fight Land Degradation and Drought
Riyadh Action Agenda provides launchpad for international engagement Over $12 billion secured for land restoration and drought resilience initiatives Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership mobilizes international action RIYADH, Saudi Arabia,...
Researchers Highlight Urgent Need for Land Restoration and Food System Reforms to Protect Climate and Biodiversity
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia's leading applied research university, in collaboration with Aeon Collective, a nonprofit organization...
Riyadh Action Agenda Gathers Steam as Land Governance Takes Center Stage at UNCCD COP16
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The role of governance in local, regional and international efforts to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification, dominated discussions during Governance Day at COP16 in Riyadh on Friday....
Saudi Arabia Launches Riyadh Action Agenda to Accelerate Land Restoration and Drought resilience
Initiative launched during Agri-food System Day at COP16 in Riyadh RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia's UNCCD COP16 Presidency has announced the launch of the Riyadh Action Agenda, a landmark initiative to mobilize state...
Researchers Call for Action on Land Restoration and Food Systems to Save Climate and Biodiversity
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia's leading applied research university, in collaboration with Aeon Collective, a nonprofit organization...
Saudi COP16 Presidency Calls on Private Sector to 'ramp up' Funding Amid Land Restoration Finance 'blackhole'
Land Day at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh kicks off thematic days RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia's UNCCD Presidency launched Land Day today, the first of its seven scheduled Thematic Days designed to focus discussions and...
Saudi Arabia Launches Groundbreaking Drought Resilience Initiative at UNCCD COP16 to Accelerate Global Action
Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership to transform global drought response from reactive to proactive RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Saudi Arabia's ongoing efforts to combat the impact of drought globally, the...
Saudi Arabia Announces Historic UNCCD Green Zone and Thematic Days to Accelerate Action on Land Degradation
Landmark Business for Land Forum to mobilize private sector investment for land restoration at COP16 in Riyadh RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its history, a UNCCD COP will include a green zone and thematic...