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Inauguration of Finance Discussions: Needs and…

Inauguration of Finance Discussions: Needs and Opportunities - UNCCD COP16

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Meetings & Events / Conferences / UN Convention to Combat Desertification / COP16
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Video Length
00:42:15
Asset Language
Arabic
Chinese
English
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Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
ENVIRONMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DESERTIFICATION
Speaker Affiliation
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION - UNCCD
Geographic Subject
SAUDI ARABIA
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION - UNCCD
Summary
This session examines the cost of drought and land degradation and begin to explore how we can find solutions, setting the context for further discussions and panels on financing land and drought throughout COP16.
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Description

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024.

It highlights three foundational reports: UNCCD's financial needs assessment report, the Islamic Development Bank's sustainable financing modalities for drylands report, and Germany's economics of drought report. Making inaugural remarks and launching the reports will be:

  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw.
  • Islamic Development Bank President H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser.
  • The Federal Republic of Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Niels Annen.
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