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NGO ACTIVITIES:
NGOs are now preparing for the
implementation of the Convention. To facilitate their participation
in the preparation of action plans, the NGOs in Paris established
a network to be known as "Reseau International des ONG sur la
Desertification" (RIOD). RIOD will operate at the community,
national, subregional, regional and international levels. Each
country, subregion and region will have a focal point. At the
international level, the Environment Liaison Centre International
(ELCI) in Nairobi will function as a member of an inter-regional
committee constituted of other NGOs -- one each from Latin America,
Asia, Europe, Australia, North America and Africa. These focal
points will serve on an interim basis until they are confirmed by
a larger assembly of NGOs at a meeting to be held in Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso, this autumn. A planning committee has been
established and more information will be circulated when available.
For more information, contact Heinz Greijn, Environment Liaison
Centre International, PO Box 72461, Nairobi, Kenya; phone: (254-2)
562015; fax: (254-2) 562175; e-mail: elci@gn.apc.org.