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Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference, Third Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-3) and Eleventh Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11)

9-19 April 2013 | Bonn, Germany

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Second Scientific Conference, CST-3 and CRIC 11
Highlights for Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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Dais during the panel discussion on “Operationally Delineating Affected Areas.” L-R: Muhammad Khalid Siddiq (Pakistan); Mohammed Ghanam (Morocco); Matthias Magunda, Member, ad hoc Advisory Group of Technical Experts (AGTE); Michael Cherlet, Joint Research Centre, Moderator; Mary Rowen, Chair, CRIC; Radhika Ochalik, UNCCD Secretariat; Victor Castillo, UNCCD Secretariat; Luis Estuardo Rios González, Rapporteur, CRIC.
On Tuesday morning, Chair Rowen invited delegates to begin consideration of the status of implementation of the 10-year Strategy, based on a preliminary analysis by the UNCCD Secretariat of reporting by country Parties with regard to two mandatory impact indicators. Presenting the preliminary analysis, the Secretariat noted that a total of 71 countries, 42% of all affected country Parties, provided information on impact indicators, enabling a first set of baseline data to be derived, but observed that due to insufficient quantitative information, the coverage and comparability of the data was not sufficient.

Antônio Rocha Magalhães, Chair, Committee on Science and Technology (CST), presented the outcome of its third special session, held prior to the CRIC 11 in Bonn and explained CST efforts to help improve reporting templates and bridge the reporting gap. He noted the CST had also made recommendations related to the lack of a common definition and criteria for delineating areas affected by DLDD.

Michael Cherlet, Joint Research Centre and Coordinator of the World Atlas of Desertification, moderated a three-person panel discussing specific methodological insights emerging from the CST recommendations as well as relevant practical experience at the national level. Matthias Magunda, member of the UNCCD’s ad hoc Advisory Group of Technical Experts (AGTE), presented the Group’s preliminary recommendations on how to operationally delineate areas affected by desertification, land degradation and drought. Mohamed Ghanam, Morocco, discussed how his country adapted the MEDALUS methodology to build vulnerability maps and identify needed preventive measures. Muhammad Khalid Siddiq, Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan, described national and provincial institutional arrangements established for data collection.

In the afternoon, delegates continued their assessment of implementation during a second panel discussion moderated by Chencho Norbu, Bhutan, on “Translating impact monitoring into action.” Barron Orr, University of Arizona, presented on linking local participatory assessments to UNCCD national and global impact monitoring efforts. Wilfredo Alfaro, Chile, shared his country’s experiences with linking impact monitoring with planning and implementation in its national action programme alignment process. Sakhile Koketso, Convention on Biological Diversity, presented on “Enhancing action through monitoring and target setting,” with a focus on lessons learned from monitoring the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Closing the plenary session, Chair Rowen announced that the first informal consultations towards finalizing the draft report of the Committee would convene at 7.30 pm.
Morning panel discussion on “Operationally Delineating Affected Areas”
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Matthias Magunda, Member, AGTE, presents on the topic of "A Scientific Approach to operationally Delineate Affected Areas: Preliminary Findings of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group of Technical Experts."
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Moderator Michael Cherlet, JRC, sets the stage for the panel discussion on "Operationally Delineating Affected Areas."
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Antonio Rocha Magalhães, Chair, CST, presented the outcome of the 3rd Special Session of the CST and the 2nd Scientific Conference.
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Mary Rowen, Chair, CRIC
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Matthias Magunda, Member AGTE
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Mohamed Ghanam, Morocco presenting on “Application of the ESA-MEDALUS method to the delineation of affected areas in Morocco.
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Muhammad Khalid Siddiq, Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan, presenting on national approach to delineate affected areas in Pakistan

Afternoon panel discussion on “Translating Impact Monitoring into Action”
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Chencho Norbu, Bhutan, moderates question and answer session during afternoon panel discussion of “Translating Impact Monitoring into Action.”

Delegates participating during morning and afternoon interactive panel sessions.
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Daily web highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
Related Links
UNCCD resources

*Second Scientific Conference website

*Second Scientific Conference programme

*Second Scientific Conference documents

*CST S-3 website

*CST S-3 documents

*CST S-3 provisional agenda

*CRIC 11 website

*CRIC 11 documents

*CRIC 11 provisional agenda


IISD RS resources

*IISD RS coverage of the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UNCCD, 10-21 October 2011, Changwon City, Republic of Korea

*IISD RS summary of the Second Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-2) of the UNCCD and CRIC 9, 16-18 and 21-25 February 2011, Bonn, Germany (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 9), 21 September - 2 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina

*IISD RS coverage of UNCCD CST S-1 and CRIC 7, 3-14 November 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

*Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) coverage of desertification negotiations

*LAND-L - A news and announcement list on land policy issues

*Land Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Addressing Sustainable Land

*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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