Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP11)
“A stronger UNCCD for a Land Degradation-Neutral World”

Friday, 27 September 2013

On the final day of COP 11, contact groups on budget and non-budget matters, and an informal open-ended drafting group on Rio+20 follow-up convened throughout the day to complete negotiations. A side event on pilot projects in countries most affected by drought and desertification in Africa, and the role of traditional knowledge in combating desertification and poverty, took place in the afternoon.

The final session of the CRIC opened started at 7:24 pm and concluded its work. Immediately following the closing of the CRIC, the COW opened to adopt the CRIC decisions. The COP Plenary opened at 8:43, and proceeded to adopt the COP 11 decisions.

9:30 pm: COW contact group on budget continuing negotiations on unresolved budget matters.

11:37 pm: COW due to reconvene at 12:00 am to consider remaining decisions

12:01 am: Reopening of COW rescheduled for 12.30 am

1:10 am: COW Chair Chencho Norbu, reconvenes COW

1:20 am: COW completed its work, COP reconvenes to adopt remaining decisions

2:34 am: COP 11 President Uahekua Herunga, Namibia, gaveled the meeting to a close

ENB SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and analysis of UNCCD COP 11 will be available on Monday, 30 September 2013 online at: http://enb.iisd.org/desert/cop11/

Summary of the meeting in English (in HTML and in PDF format)

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