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UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Seventh Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 7) and First Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-1)
3-14 November 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
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Highlights from Wednesday, 5 November 2008
The first special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-1) commenced its work on 5 November 2008. After adopting the agenda, CST delegates conducted a general discussion on agenda items regarding preparations for CST 9, elements of the Strategy related to the CST, and the CST’s four-year work plan.
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CST Chair William Dar (middle) opened CST S-1, highlighting that the special session represents part of the UNCCD reform process.
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| Plenary: General Statements |
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| Luc Gnacadja, UNCCD, introduced the documents developed by the Secretariat in consultation with the Bureau of the CST as requested by COP 8 in relation to the ten-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention – CST (ICCD/CST(S-1)/4). |
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Youba Sokona, Sahara and Sahel Observatory, served as a resource presenter on this topic. |
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| Mukktar Ahmed, Sudan, highlighted that desertification is land degradation in specific ecosystems, and said sound research, not just a review of research, is necessary. |
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Antoine Cornet, France, suggested developing a road map towards the scientific conference. |
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Wilfredo Alfaro Catalán, Chile, stressed the need to define the conference’s expected outcomes. |
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| The EU called for a more elaborated product prior to party consultation, a realistic schedule to develop indicators, and an annex containing the sources used to develop the indicators. |
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Turkey suggested that a major institution should be identified to collate site-specific data. |
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| Jorge Luis Garcia, Mexico |
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Amadou Moctar Niang, Senegal |
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Octavio Pérez Pardo, Argentina |
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| Rizwan Irshad, Pakistan, stressed the importance of cooperation with the other Rio conventions, and learning from them. |
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Dohamed Al Dhomeri, Yemen, stressed that desertification is land degradation in drylands, caused by human and climatic factors. |
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| Naser Moghaddasi, Iran, said it is vital to introduce measurable and quantitative indicators for all items under Strategic Objective 3. |
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Frank Msafiri, Kenya, stressed identifying data gaps and existing institutions that have information and data. |
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| Israel Torres, Panama |
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Koji Hattori, Japan |
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Cecilia Leal Franco, Fundación Ambiental Oasis de Vida |
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| Kulov Kubanychbek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Victor Castillo, Spain |
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Civil Society urged involvement of the civil society organizations in the consortium. |
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Guillermo Avanzini, Peru, stressed the importance of traditional knowledge in combating desertification. |
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| Domingo Simoes Pereira, CPLP, and Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the UNCCD signing the Memorandum of Understanding. |
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Daily web coverage
Monday, 3 and Tuesday, 4 November - Wednesday, 5 November - Thursday, 6 November - Friday, 7 November
Monday, 10 November - Tuesday, 11 November - Wednesday, 12 November - Thursday, 13 November - Friday, 14 November
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Links
 UNCCD CRIC 7 and Special Session of the CST website
Special Session of the CST documents
CRIC 7 documents
UNCCD Global Mechanism
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the UNCCD High-Level Policy Dialogue, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the Eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 8), 3-14 September 2007, Madrid, Spain
IISD RS coverage of the Fifth session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 5), 12-21 March 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina
IISD RS coverage of the Seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (CCD), 17-28 October 2005, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS "Linkages" archive of Desertification meetings
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
AFRICASD-L - Africa Sustainable Development policy news and announcement Listserve
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
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