COP16 Events with WOCAT Contributions
Launch of the WOCAT Multi-Donor Basket Fund for SLM
Date: December 12, 2024, 13:15-14:15
Location: MET-04, UNCCD COP16 [Riyadh, Saudi Arabia]
Host: WOCAT Consortium in collaboration with UNCCD Secretariat
The launch of the WOCAT Multi-Donor Basket Fund (MDBF) at UNCCD COP16 marks a significant milestone in WOCAT’s global efforts to combat land degradation and promote Sustainable Land Management (SLM) to reach land degradation neutrality (LDN). WOCAT, as a globally recognized leader in knowledge management and capacity development for SLM, has empowered communities, civil society, governments, research and other institutions across continents for over two decades. Through its local to global action and outreach, WOCAT has created a unique platform for knowledge sharing and learning, fostering innovation, and building capacity to address land degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss at all levels. As the UNCCD-designated database for SLM best practice reporting, WOCAT plays a pivotal role in supporting UNCCD Parties and stakeholders in documenting, sharing, and scaling up SLM practices. This designation underscores WOCAT’s unique expertise in bridging science, policy, and practice to enable evidence-based, participatory approaches that deliver impactful and sustainable solutions worldwide.
Side Events
December 4
33 - CIFOR-ICRAF: Advancements in Soil Health and Land Restoration Monitoring
December 5
78 - Tottori University: Enhancing the Global Knowledge Hub for Evidence-Based Sustainable Land Management (Co-hosted by Tottori University, WOCAT, and JICA)
306 - GIZ: Sustainable Land Management and Agroecology in Synergy: Evidence, Good Practices and Lessons Learnt for Scaling
292 - Ecuador Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition - Climate Change Adaptation Directorate: Ecoregional Approach for Mapping Land Degradation and Estimating SDG Indicator 15.3.1 in Highly Diverse Countries
101 - AUDA-NEPAD The Nairobi Declaration on Fertilizer and Soil Health: Accelerating action on soil health in Africa for resilient landscapes and food security
December 6
198 - National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC): KSA Principles and Good Practices in Sustainable Rangeland Management for Land Restoration
285 - FAO: Integrated Land Use Planning, Implementation and Monitoring for LDN
39 - WOCAT: The Land Story. Country Experiences with Reporting on Land Degradation and Drought
208 - General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Türkiye LDN TSP 2.0 national processes: progress to date and lessons learned
December 7
152 - Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD): The Gateway to Land Restoration and Resilience: Pathways to Land Tenure for Women & Youth
199 - FAO-KSA, WOCAT, and NCVC: SLM Framework for Implementing and Upscaling Good Practices in Saudi Arabia
December 9
70 - CGIAR: Agricultural innovations and technologies for the integration of the three Rio conventions (biodiversity, climate, and desertification) at landscape scales
291 - WOCAT: A True Participatory Monitoring Tool Measuring Progress Towards All Aspects Related to Sustainable Land Rehabilitation
160 - Ministry of Environment of Panama: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Achieve LDN in Transboundary Water Catchments in Central America
Events with WOCAT Contributions
December 3
December 5
Mapping Land Degradation Hotspots: Hands-on Tools for Identifying Vulnerable Areas and Restoring Degraded Lands Mapping Land
December 6
A Future at Risk: The Policy Challenge of Land Degradation for Children’s Wellbeing
December 7
Gender Caucus: Emerging best practices on the collection of sex-disaggregated data and gender-responsive indicators for DLDD initiatives
December 9
Technological Solutions for Sustainable Land Management in Support of Restoration
Gender Equality and Innovations: Addressing the Challenge of Desertification
Towards a coordinated, responsive and innovation driven Capacity Building
December 10
The contribution of land and water management approaches to Sustainable Land Management and achieving Land Degradation Neutrality
December 12