Governing global desertification : linking environmental degradation, poverty and participation
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Governing global desertification : linking environmental degradation, poverty and participation
(Global environmental governance series)
Ashgate, c2006
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"Unisféra, with financial assistance from ... Canadian International Development Agency"
Bibliography: p. [257]-286
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Desertification affects 70 per cent of the world's arable lands in more than 100 countries. Inextricably linked to poverty, it is estimated that the livelihood of 250 million people are directly affected while another billion living in rural drylands are threatened by this phenomenon. This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification. Furthermore, it assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation. Synthesizing the main strengths and weaknesses of the UNCCD as a tool for environmental and developmental governance, this informative volume highlights the main challenges facing the UNCCD in the future.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Preface
- The United Nations Convention to combat desertification in global sustainable development governance, Pierre Marc Johnson, Karel Mayrand, and Marc Paquin
- The scientific basis: links between land degradation, drought and desertification, Stefanie M Herrmann and Charles F. Hutchinson
- Examining the links between poverty and land degradation: from blaming the poor towards recognising the rights of the poor, Sally-Anne Way
- Desertification and migration, Michelle Leighton
- Negotiating desertification, Adil Najam
- The United Nations and the fight against desertification: what role for the UNCCD Secretariat?, Steffen Bauer
- Civil society's role in negotiating and implementing the UNCCD, Friederike Knabe
- Promoting good governance through the implementation of the UNCCD, Lene Poulsen and Masse Lo
- The global mechanism and UNCCD financing: constraints and opportunities, Francois Falloux, Suzanne Tressler, and Karel Mayrand
- Decentralisation and sustainable resources management in West Africa: a line of action for revisiting national action programmes, Richard Pearce
- Knowledge and the UNCCD: The community exchange and training programme, Noel Oettle
- Agriculture, trade, and desertification: implications for UNCCD, Karel Mayrand and Marc Paquin
- Conclusion: the UNCCD at a crossroad, Pierre Marc Johnson, Karel Mayrand, and Marc Paquin
- Appendix: United Nations convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa
- Bibliography
- Index.
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