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Just another COP? Do no Harm!

Are you one of the some 50’000 people considering to participate in COP30 in Brazil to save the planet? Think twice. Here is what’s going on: Brazil’s chopping down the AMAZON RAINFOREST ...
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Good COP. Bad COP. Just another COP?

Sanitation and Water for All -a UNICEF-hosted global partnership- invites: ‪ ⏰We’re counting down to #COP30Amazonia! On 11 Feb., Sanitation and Water for All SWA is hosting a webinar to ...
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Good COPs, bad COPs: Science Struggles

“The system meant to ensure that international agreements are informed by a consensus of rigorous research is under severe stress”, the magazine Nature writes. People in some 70 countries ...
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Central Asia’s water crisis

Water scarcity, affecting over two billion people worldwide, is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Climate change, population growth, and poor resource management exacerbate the ...
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COP16 in Riyadh is over: Top or Flop?

After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
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Riyadh: Another COP failed

Climate change is making the world’s soils drier and droughts more frequent. Until now, there has been no international instrument to manage droughts in a transboundary and forward-looking way. ...
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IUCN statement as UNCCD COP16 closes

UNCCD COP16 has put the spotlight on land degradation and desertification. This momentum now needs to be turned into effective, coordinated action around the world, the International Union for Conserv...
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Another COP is coming…

In less than a week, global attention will focus on land and drought resilience as the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (U...
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Lessons from COP29: Insulting Exclusion

The 29th Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the world’s first oil town. This years’ COP has fuelled the doubt over the impact of such annual COP conferences, questioning the cre...
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