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The Republic of Korea suggested that intensive discussions on the meaning of desertification, drought and drylands, type of regional instruments, financial resources and mechanisms and transfer of technology should be held in the future sessions. The financial mechanism should be developed with respect to its ability to effectively mobilize and utilize the resources. Indonesia commented that the INCD is also important as this will be the first environmental convention to be negotiated after Rio. The task of the INCD is not only to achieve agreement on a set of practices and conditions so that the utilization of drylands does not lead to degradation, but also to develop and strengthen integrated development programmes to tackle the socio-economic causes of desertification.