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Expert Forum and High-Level Roundtable on Sustainable Land
Management
August 28, 2006, Arabella Sheraton Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
The United Nations has designated 2006 as the International Year of Deserts
and Desertification (IYDD). In order to focus global attention on this
pervasive
problem, the GEF is hosting an expert forum and high-level roundtable on sustainable
land management to raise awareness at the country level. This event, is scheduled
to be held prior to the GEF Assembly (August 29-30, 2006).
Land degradation is the GEF’s newest focal area, and participants—from
public, private, business and voluntary sectors—will discuss the challenges
and new opportunities to enhance the impacts of sustainable land management
interventions, and their role in protecting the environment and promoting
sustainable development.
The program includes following:
Three technical symposia:
• Best practices
in integrated land and water management
• Knowledge
management and indicators
• Mobilizing
resources and strengthening partnerships
A high-level roundtable in the afternoon:
• Ministerial
statements
• Presentations
by leading scientists on cutting-edge issues relating to
land degradation
• Participation
of leaders from public and private sectors and civil society
The format allows for dialogue, and a declaration resulting from the
forum will be shared with the GEF Assembly.
For more information on this major event, please contact Walter Lusigi
at the GEF Secretariat: wlusigi@theGEF.org
For more information on the IYDD campaign, please visit: www.iydd.org
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