Given the huge populations involved and the vast extent of global drylands, it is essential to embed land-use and restoration targets into countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework on Convention on Climate Change. With declared targets, resources can more easily be mobilized for restoration and countries held accountable for inaction. Asia has the largest extent of drylands by total land area and the largest number of people living in them. Low biological productivity, acute poverty and conflict over land already afflict Asian dryland communities, which are set to see their experiences worsen with the changing climate unless wide-scale action is urgently taken.
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Webinar presentations
- Importance of drylands restoration for climate change adaptation and mitigation with examples from Central Asia
Boris Erg, Director, IUCN Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office - Enhancing synergies between SDGs in Asian drylands restoration to support climate change mitigation and adaptation
Ying Yao, PhD candidate, Beijing Normal University - Locally-based solutions to restoring drought-prone areas in Timor-Leste
Ego Lemos, Executive Director, Permatil - Climate change adaptation and human migration strategies in Central Asia
Houria Djoudi, Senior Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF - Role of greenhouse gas emission offsets and ecological restoration in dryland ecosystems in Thailand and ASEAN
Veerachai Tanpipat, Advisor at Pollution Control Department, Thailand
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