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News Fifth Session of the Committee for the Review of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CRIC 5)

The fifth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC-5) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 12-21 March 2007, to review implementation of the Convention in affected country parties in regions other than Africa. Accordingly, the Committee discussed national reports and the results of regional meetings in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe. The meeting also addressed how to improve information communication and national reporting, reviewed the 2006 International Year for Deserts and Desertification (IYDD), and conducted a Global Interactive Dialogue with stakeholders, among other activities.

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News type Inbrief
File link http://www.iisd.ca/desert/cric5/
Source of information IISD
Keyword(s) desertification
Subject(s) RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY
Relation http://www.emwis.net/topics/WaterScarcity/fol083685
Geographical coverage Argentina
News date 05/04/2007
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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