You are viewing our old site. See the new one here

Daily Web Coverage/Daily Reports
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced a daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis from this meeting. To download our reports, click the HTML or PDF icons below
Daily Web Coverage   Dailies in English   Dailies in French   Dailies in Spanish
 
htm
pdf
  
htm
pdf
 
htm
pdf
Curtain Raiser   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
10 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
11 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
12 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
13 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
14 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
17 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
18 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
19 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
20 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
21 Oct. & Summary   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Formato HTML Formato PDF
Summary & Analysis   Summary in English   Summary in French   Summary in Spanish
 
htm
pdf
  
htm
pdf
 
htm
pdf
24 Oct.   HTML version PDF format  
Format HTML Format PDF
 
Format HTML Format PDF
  Compilation in English   Compilation in French   Compilation in Spanish
 
pdf
  
pdf
 
pdf
24 Oct.   PDF format  
Format PDF
 
Format PDF
Loading...
Sign up for ENB
Sign up for LAND-L
Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

10-21 October 2011 | Changwon, Republic of Korea
 
Highlights for Monday, 17 October 2011
 
DAILY WEB COVERAGE

UNCCD COP 10
School children making a presentation on the conference theme "Care for land, land for life."
 

On Monday, 17 October, UNCCD COP 10 delegates participated in the first day of the two-day High-level Segment. In addition to hearing statements from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, ministers and other dignitaries, and video messages from the UN Secretary-General and the Prince of Wales, the High-level Segment was organized into two roundtables, which focused on “Desertification, land degradation and drought and food security: Preserving the resource base for our food security” and “The UNCCD in the context of the Rio+20: Addressing desertification, land degradation and drought as a cornerstone of the Green Economy.” Events at the Rio Conventions Pavilion focused on the theme “Gender and the Rio Conventions.” Side events, the Sustainable Land Management Business Forum, and contact groups also took place during the day.

 
Interpretative dance performance during the opening of the High-level Segment
 
 
HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT:
 
1 1 1
1
Luc Gnacadja, UNCCD Executive Secretary presented his statement to the High-level Segment
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
COP 10 President Don Koo Lee delivering his opening address to the High-level Segment
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
L-R: COP 10 President Don Koo Lee being briefed by Vivian Pliner, Secretary to the UNCCD COP 10
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Janusz Zaleski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment, Poland, speaking on behalf of the EU and its member States
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Rachid Benaissa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Algeria
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
José Castelló, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Lazăr Chirică, Deputy Minister of Environment, Moldova
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Naser Moghadasi, Iran
1
1 1 1
 
   
1 1 1
1
Dennis Garrity, World Agroforestry Centre, delivering his keynote presentation to the High-Level Segment
1
1 1 1
   
 
 
1 1 1
1
Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ghana
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Michel Mordasini, Switzerland
1
1 1 1
 
 
1 1 1
1
Blaise Onesiphore Ahanhanzo Glele, Minister of the Environment, Habitat and Urban Affairs, Benin
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Rejoice Mabudafasi, Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Sigbjørn Tenfjord, Chargé d'Affaires, Royal Norwegian Embassy to the Republic of Korea
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
L-R: COP 10 Vice-president Franz Breitwieser, Austria; Vivian Pliner, Secretary to the UNCCD COP 10; and Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
L-R: Jean Koulidiati, Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Water Resources, Burkina Faso; David Ioseliani, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection, Georgia and Douglas Gardner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, UN Development Programme
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Bo Young Lee, Honorary Ambassador for the UNCCD COP10, performs with local school children during the opening of the High-Level Segment
1
1 1 1
     
1 1 1
1
School children
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Video presentation featuring the late Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Video message by His Royal Highness Charles, the Prince of Wales
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Video message by Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
1
1 1 1
 
 
   
1 1 1
1
Hwang Sik Kim, Prime Minister, Republic of Korea, delivering his speech to the High-level Segment
1
1 1 1
   
 
1 1 1
1
Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the sixty-sixth session of the UN General Assembly
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
COP 10 President Don Koo Lee
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
Luc Gnacadja, UNCCD Executive Secretary
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
Du Kwan Kim, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
1
1 1 1
 
 
   
1 1 1
1
L-R: Roundtable on Green Economy Co-Chairs, Denis Lowe, Minister of Environment and Drainage, Barbados; and Janusz Zaleski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment of Poland
1
1 1 1
   
 
1 1 1
1
Sàlvano Briceño, Chair Elect, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
L-R: Elio Vittorio Belcastro, Under-Secretary of State to the Minister of Environment, Italy; F.D.C. Nhema, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Zimbabwe and Blaise Onesiphore Ahanhanzo Glele, Minister of the Environment, Habitat and Urban Affairs, Benin
1
1 1 1
 
 
PHOTOS FROM THE UNCCD COP 10 EXCURSIONS:
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1
1
1 1 1
 
 
 
 
Related Links
UNCCD resources
*Meeting web site
*COP 10 annotated agenda
*COP 10 documents
*CRIC 10 annotated agenda
*CRIC 10 documents
*CST 10 annotated agenda
*CST 10 documents

IISD RS resources
*IISD RS summary of the Second Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-2) of the UNCCD and CRIC 9, 16-18 and 21-25 February 2011, Bonn, Germany (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 9), 21 September - 2 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD CST S-1 and CRIC 7, 3-14 November 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD High-Level Policy Dialogue, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
*IISD RS summary of the First Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties (ESCOP) to the UNCCD, 26 November 2007, UN headquarters, New York, United States of America (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD COP 8, 3-14 September 2007, Madrid, Spain
*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD CRIC 5, 12-21 March 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD COP 7, 17-28 October 2005, Nairobi, Kenya
*IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
*Coverage of previous UNCCD COPs, CRIC and other related meetings by IISD-RS
*LAND-L - A news and announcement list on land policy issues
*SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
*Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
*Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
*African Regional Coverage
*Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
| Back to IISD RS "Linkages" | Visit IISDnet | Send e-mail to IISD RS |
© 2011, IISD. All rights reserved.