Source: UCLG
In partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Climate Chance association, Mr. Roland Ries, Co-President of UCLG and Mayor of Strasbourg, will host the International Summit of non-state actors on land degradation and climate change in local territories “Désertif’actions”, on 27 and 28 June 2017.
"A collective and concrete act to refuse the fatality of climate"
One year after the adoption of the 2030 Development Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate, the challenges of food security, forced migrations, international security and stability are being made worse by the intensification of land degradation, climate phenomena and multiple inappropriate practices that increase pressure on land.
The Summit will aim to demonstrate the engagement of non-state actors, including local authorities and civil society, to adapt to climate change and discuss initiatives led at the local level addressing the sustainable management of land and the development of territories, starting with target 15.3 of the 2030 Development Agenda on land degradation neutrality..
"This Summit will be a stimulating and unprecedented moment to share experiences; and a collective and concrete act to refuse the fatality of climate."
Roland Ries, Co-President of UCLG and Mayor of Strasbourg
The summit will bring together 300 non-state actors and the outcome of the Summit will be brought to COP13 on Desertification and COP23 on Climate Change. The event will include the presence of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) - to be confirmed - and the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Taking part to the Summit
The provisional programme of the Summit is available on the official website of the Summit.UCLG’s members and network are invited to participate and register directly following the instructions on the official website. Please note that registration is compulsory and free of charge. The working languages will be English and French. We would be grateful if you would inform the World Secretariat once you have registered. You will also find all practical information on accommodation and transport in Strasbourg on the above-mentioned website.
Please note that UCLG will prepare a Joint Declaration with Global Taskforce partners. The draft Declaration will be circulated among members in the coming weeks, before being presented to the Summit.
Finally, a special session on "Decentralized Cooperation on Sustainable Land Management" will take place on 28 June from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and members willing to intervene are invited to send back the attached form.
You can follow the news of the Summit on social media through #DesertifActions
The Summit Secretariat remains at your disposal for any additional information you may require: [email protected]