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ARTICLE 10 -- NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMMES:
This article now
contains the text of the original Article 10 as well as components
of the former Article 11 (Fields to be covered in national action
programmes) and the former Article 14 (Measures to mitigate the
effects of drought). Many non- African countries felt that the list
of fields to be covered was Africa-specific and was better suited
to the African Implementation Annex. A compromise was reached and
some of the more general fields are now listed in paragraph 4 of
Article 10. These include: "promotion of alternative livelihoods,
improvement of national economic environments with a view to
strengthening programmes aimed at the eradication of poverty and at
ensuring food security, sustainable management of natural
resources, sustainable agriculture practices, development and
efficient use of various energy sources, institutional and legal
frameworks, strengthening of capabilities for assessment and
monitoring, including hydrological and meteorological services, and
capacity building, education and public awareness."
The former article on measures to mitigate the effects of drought
is now contained, in its entirety, in paragraph 3. Only
sub-paragraph 3(f), on cloud-seeding programmes, remains in
brackets, since some delegates felt it was better suited for the
article on research.