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3. Capacity building, education and awareness:
There was strong support for the need for action and commitments
at the local level, including capacity building, education,
training and public awareness. The WMO called for mobilization of
public opinion among women and youth, including training and
education at all levels on the use of natural resources in these
marginal areas. UNSO and Japan supported mobilizing the
initiatives and participation of local communities. Peru, Chile
and Morocco stressed the importance of awareness and popular
participation. Australia and the US mentioned the need for
improved capacity building at the local level and Burkina Faso
and Iran stated that training was essential. Algeria proposed
education programmes and a center for training to be
headquartered in Africa.