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Expression of Interest Form: GECCI Pavilion at UNCCD COP16

The Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (GECCI), will be hosting a pavilion at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). This event will take place from December 2-13, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Blue Zone. The GECCI Pavilion will offer both physical and virtual event spaces for GECCI members and stakeholders worldwide, serving as a unique platform to showcase your contributions toward UNCCD goals, reversing land degradation, and advancing GECCI's mission.

How to Apply:
- Complete our simple event registration form to express your interest.
- Space is limited, so apply early!
- Event themes should focus on climate solutions, desertification, sustainability, or youth-led initiatives.
- This is your opportunity to make an impact and share your vision at COP16.

Deadline: November 15, 2024

To apply, please fill out the following form: [https://forms.gle/4DNxAqj9PQQWTmbUA]

Available Roles:
- Side Event Organizer
- Speaker
- Panelist
- Moderator
- Negotiator
- Consultant

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I am sharing few very interesting documents that might be useful for the community.

European Drought Risk Atlas-how drought hazard, exposure and vulnerability drivers interact and affect different systems, notably: agriculture, public water supply, energy, river transportation and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC135215

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2024) looks at present and future trends, showing how forensic analysis can enable more targeted and more effective risk reduction.

https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2024-special-report

The GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 explores the systemic nature of drought and its impacts on achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the SDGs and human and ecosystems health and wellbeing.

https://www.undrr.org/gar2021-drought

Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation-This report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.5 by 2030, based on the latest data on indicator 6.5.2.

https://www.unwater.org/publications/progress-transboundary-water-coope…

Dear colleagues, Im sharing an information on Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day (YCAAD), taking place on October 11-12, 2024. This global event, led by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), aims to mobilize, showcase, and celebrate the vital role of youth in driving climate adaptation solutions and fostering a more resilient future.
To register for the event, please use the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduWmacRGdknedvII18tGT5XtvNWpC…

The #CopernicusClimate Change Service (#C3S) has published its monthly climate bulletin for August 2024, with data on surface air temperatures.
For more information, including access to the data, graphs and maps, see the monthly bulletin page on the C3S website.

https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-august-2024?utm_s…

GENDER RESPONSIVE TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

Fantastic opportunity! a few spaces still left

The UNCCD Gender Action Plan (GAP) emphasizes the critical importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment in implementing the Convention. A key priority of the GAP is to increase women’s access to relevant knowledge and technologies. To fulfill these objectives, UNCCD and the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) joined forces in 2020 to advance gender-responsive Sustainable Land Management (SLM).

This collaboration between UNCCD and WOCAT focuses on documenting, analyzing and scaling gender-responsive SLM practices by gathering gender-disaggregated data. A specialized tool, co-designed with gender and SLM experts, identifies gender-based parameters as well as the technical and socio-cultural factors that enhance the adoption of SLM by both women and men.

In the initial phase of the project in 2021, WOCAT network partners in 15 countries tested the tool, showing promising results. As the Pambadeniya Women Group from Sri Lanka noted, “Women and men debated on how to guarantee equal opportunities in decision making, participation and fair distribution of benefits.” The data demonstrated that equal access to SLM technologies and approaches is both context- and technology-specific. Five technology group profiles on gender-responsive SLM were developed to show the need for further action.

Building on this success and following Decision 24/COP.15, UNCCD and WOCAT are now launching a call for expressions of interest to apply the gender-responsive SLM tool. This initiative aims to gather more country-specific gender-disaggregated data on SLM practices, which will be presented at the upcoming UNCCD COP16 in Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia, this December.

We are inviting up to 40 stakeholders to implement the gender-responsive SLM tool in local contexts from September to November 2024. Applications are welcome from UNCCD Parties, civil society organizations, WeCaN members and others involved in sustainable land management.

The application deadline is 4 August 2024. Submissions are accepted in English, French and Spanish. For more details on the call, application requirements, and the online application form, please see our website: https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/stories/unccd-stakeholders-worldwide…