Focus on Arts and Ecology

Dear Colleagues, 

Last week, our Reporting Services teams were at meetings that discussed the implementation and measurement of the goals of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the coordination of UN activities to address global water and sanitation challenges. This week is one of the rare weeks during which we are not fielding a team to report on sustainable development policy deliberations, but our team is working behind the scenes to prepare for several meetings on the horizon. 

Hot Off the Press

Delegates at the 17th session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17; http://enb.iisd.org/desert/cric17/ ) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) considered progress in implementing voluntary land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets and how to translate UNCCD progress indicators into action, among other agenda items. 

The 30th UN-Water Meeting (http://enb.iisd.org/water/un/30/ ) discussed ways in which to coordinate the activities of the UN-Water Members and Partners, including in relation to the resolution by the UN General Assembly which calls for convening UN high-level meetings on water and sanitation in 2021 and 2023.

On the Horizon 

Our team is preparing for the next meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which will consider the contribution of genetic resources for food and agriculture to the four pillars of food security and to the achievement of relevant Sustainable Development Goals. The ENB summary (http://enb.iisd.org/download/pdf/enb09684e.pdf ) from the 2017 meeting of the CGRFA is also essential reading for those heading to this meeting. 

Last week, the UN Secretary-General announced the appointment of Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania as the next Executive Secretary of the UNCCD. He will come on board as the Secretariat prepares for the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNCCD, which will take place in New Delhi, India, from 7-18 October 2019 (http://sdg.iisd.org/events/unccd-cop-14/ ). 

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