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UNCCD
MEDIA ADVISORY: EVENT
TODAY
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When:
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 14:30-16:00hrs UTC/GMT
or 15:30-17:00
(CEST) What:
High-Level Panel session on the topic: Is
it Time for a Social Contract for
Nature? Who:
- Ms.
Marieme Bekaye: Minister of Environment
and Sustainable Development, Mauritania; Chair
of Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel
Initiative
- Dr.
Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi: Minister of
Climate Change and Environment, United Arab
Emirates
- Mr.
Saboto Caesar: Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation and
Industry, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mr.
Babul Supriyo:
Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change, India and President of the UNCCD COP14
Bureau
- Mr.
Francesco La Camera: Director-General
of the International Renewable Energy Agency
- Session
Moderator: Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive
Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD); Under-Secretary-General
of the United Nations
Where:
Via Zoom Register
here: <https://unccd-int.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MsAE9vKqTWOXT9eT8fZPRA>Event
is open to all journalists, space is
limited.. Simultaneous
interpretation in French available for
registered participants.
Overview:
Political leaders are assessing their next
moves as the world slowly emerges from a global
pandemic. It is widely accepted that returning
to normal is not viable in view of the unmatched
social, economic and environmental implications
of the COVID19 pandemic. Normal got us here in
the first place. But the decisions taken in the
coming months will lock in development pathways
for decades to come. Is it time to
fundamentally rethink our relationship with
nature? Can entering into a social contract for
nature help us to build back better?
This high-level panel brings together
some of the world's most influential political
leaders in the environmental field to debate
what the post-COVID19 recovery strategy might
look like. What needs to happen immediately and
in the long term. Engagement will be framed in
the context of four key
questions. Press
contacts: pr...@unccd.int,
wwisch...@unccd.int
(tel: +49 173 268 7593) kjim...@unccd.int. | |
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The United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) is the only legally binding
international agreement on land issues. The
Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its
197 Parties aim, through partnerships, to
implement the Convention and achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is
to protect our land, from over-use and drought,
so it can continue to provide us all with food,
water and energy. By sustainably managing land
and striving to achieve land degradation
neutrality, now and in the future, we will
reduce the impact of climate change, avoid
conflict over natural resources and help
communities to
thrive. | | |
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