UNCCD Current Affairs, GK & News
Key Findings of ‘Drought in Numbers, 2022’ report
“Drought in Numbers, 2022” report was presented recently by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report involves the collection of data on the effects of droughts globally and how droughts can be mitigated. What did the report say about India? According to the report, many regions in India are vulnerable to drought. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • Drought • GDP • UNCCD • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Conference of the Parties (COP15) of UNCCD
The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is being held from 9th May to 20th May 2022. Where is the COP 15 taking place? Abidjan, a city in Cote d’Ivoire. What is the theme of COP 15? Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Convention to Combat Desertification • COP 15 • Droughts • Land • UNCCD
What is Great Green Wall Initiative?
The Great Green Wall for Sahel and Sahara Initiative recently received 14 billion USD funds at the recent One Planet Summit for Biodiversity. The funding is to be used to restore degraded land, strengthen resilience, create green jobs and protect biodiversity. Among the financiers, the World Bank has committed 5 billion USD, African Development Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: African Union • Biodiversity • Desertification • Great Green Wall • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • UNCCD • World Bank
India marks the beginning of “Super Year of Biodiversity” with CMS COP 13
The year 2020 has been nick named as “Super Year” by global advocacy groups including the United Nations. This has been done to highlight 21 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and their targets. India marks the “Super Year of Biodiversity” with the Conservation of Migratory Species Conference of Parties 13. The year includes UN summit in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Conservation of Migratory Species • COP25 • Gender equality • IUCN • SDG • Super Year 2020 • UNCBD • UNCCD • world conference of women
India to host COP-14 of UNCDD in September 2019
For the first time ever India will be hosting the 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019, to address the issue of land degradation and desertification. Key Highlights Presidency: India will be taking over the COP presidency from China for the next two years ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Bonn Challenge • conference of parties • COP-14 UNCCD • Greater Noida • India Expo Mart Limited • India to host COP 14 • UN Convention on Biological Diversity • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change • UNCBD • UNCCD • UNFCC • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of UNCCD held in New Delhi
The Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), jointly hosted by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and UNCCD was held in New Delhi. The four day workshop aimed at building capacity of Asia-Pacific Region to monitor and report on land degradation. It was attended by delegates from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of UNCCD • Environment • Ministry of Environment • National • New Delhi • Trends Earth tool • UNCCD • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification