Landmark talks on desertification are set to conclude in Saudi Arabia this week amid doubts that pledged funds will make a ...

The State of Qatar concluded its participation in the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 15, 2024 /CNW/ -- On December 2nd, 2024, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United ...

The nearly 200 countries convening at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) committed to prioritize land restoration and ...

Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree on a plan ...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Recent China has become the largest contributor to global greening and an international model for ...

The biennial talks, known as COP 16, attempted to create strong global mandates to legally bind and require nations to fund early warning systems and build resilient infrastructure in poorer countries ...

Desertification has become one of the most severe environmental challenges facing humanity, as it leads to more sand and dust ...

The interface between science and policy has supported China in leading global desertification control efforts in the decades ...

Desertification is a serious problem in seven of the country's 17 regions. In western Kazakh regions, rising temperatures and ...

The talks follow a stream of failed talks on climate change issues, including biodiversity talks in Colombia and plastics pollution talks in South Korea, as well as a climate finance deal that ...

Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh ...