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THE BAMAKO NGO MEETING:
With assistance from several
governments and the INCD Secretariat, an NGO meeting will be held
15 through 21 August in Bamako, Mali. The objectives of this
meeting include: elaborating the role of NGOs in the INCD
process; formulating concrete proposals for possible
incorporation into the Convention; and demonstrating the linkages
between desertification and development through examples that
highlight the main actors and the coping strategies of local
communities. KENGO will coordinate the organization for the
event. Participation is by invitation only and will probably be
limited to 100 NGOs, the INCD Bureau, at least six members of the
African Group Bureau and several international aid agencies. The
NGO funding proposal makes provision to support the participation
of 60 NGOs from all of the regions effected by desertification,
including 40 from Africa. Unlike the Paris NGO meeting, held
during the UNCED process, it is likely that the Bamako gathering
will directly address the documents under discussion and provide
concrete textual alternatives to the Secretariat's documentation
for the September INCD session.