UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought
Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate.
Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought
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 disappointed developing countries at COP29 in Azerbaijan.
As earth dries out, countries fail to reach drought agreement
Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh
Crunch time for Saudi-hosted drought, desertification talks
Landmark talks on desertification are set to conclude in Saudi Arabia this week amid doubts that pledged funds will make a meaningful difference in the fight against the growing scourge.
Saudi-Hosted U.N. Talks End Without Reaching Drought Deal, Participants Confirm
The U.N.-led talks hosted by Saudi Arabia have concluded without a deal on addressing global drought issues. Despite intensive discussions, participants were unable to come to a consensus on concrete
UN desertification talks end without agreement to combat droughts
The 16th conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ended without a binding agreement on tackling drought, despite worsening global aridification trends threatening billions worldwide.
United Nations Conference In Riyadh Charts A Path For Global Action On Land, Drought
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 ...
What is desertification and why does it matter?
Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year.
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