Monday 18 July 2016

Namibia hosts Africa Drought Conference

Africa Drought Conference 15-19 August, Windhoek, Namibia


​ The government of Namibia is hosting an African Drought Conference which will take place at the Windhoek Country Club Resort from 15-19 August 2016.

The conference is one of the distinct outcomes of the Namibia Declaration adopted at the UNCCD COP 11/Decision 36 which emphasized a stronger UNCCD for land degradation neutrality with increasing focus on mitigating the impacts of droughts and the development of national drought policies.

 The conference will involve a technical segment scheduled for 15 to 17 August and a high level segment from 18 to 19 August, involving responsible Ministers from all over Africa.
The UNCCD is involved as a co-organizer of the conference.

It is providing technical and financial support and promotional activities to the organization of the conference.

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