World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification s celebrated each year on June 17. It marks marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and is part of an international campaign by the United Nations to tackle global environmental deterioration, in particular the degradation of drylands. This year’s theme is “Combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture”.

Read the Message from Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).