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On Tuesday, 20 October, delegates at UNCCD COP 12 gathered for the High-Level Segment. The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, gave a welcome address, following which the President of COP 12 and other dignitaries addressed delegates. Three parallel roundtables took place during the afternoon, addressing the following themes: From global to local: translating land degradation neutrality into action; Drought adaptation: mainstreaming drought management policy in national agendas and mitigating the effects of drought; and Land-based adaptation to climate change: resilience through sustainable land management. A Business Forum and a Roundtable of Parliamentarians also took place. Contact groups continued in the afternoon and into the evening to draft the COP 12 decisions.
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IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, will publish a summary and analysis of UNCCD COP 12 on Monday, 26 October 2015. Available in ENB Mobile at http://enb.iisd.mobi/desert-cop12/
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