Review of the preliminary outcome of the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference and assessment of UNCCD scientific conferences :
report /
by the Bureau of the Committee on Science and Technology.

Description

Meeting Name

Convention to Combat Desertification.

Related Names

Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Language(s)

English

Published

Geneva ; Vienna : 2013.

Subjects

Desertification.
Désertification > Désertification / Congrès.
Desertification > Desertification / Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.

Summary

"This document outlines the follow-up to the requests made by the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its tenth session to the Bureau of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) as set ou in decision 18/COP.10, paragraphs 7 to 10, 17 and 18. Pursuant to these requests, this report presents: (a) An assessment of the organization of the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference and a summary of the resultant main recommendations; (b) The results of a consultative survey organized to gather the views and observations of Parties on the preliminary outcome of the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference; (c) The results of the assessment as to whether to hold the UNCCD scientific conferences during intersessional or ordinary sessions of the CST; and (d) A proposal on how to maintain the momentum achieved through the format of the Conference. It is expected that the Committee will take into account these results when making recommendations to the COP at its eleventh session on the organization of future scientific conferences."

Note

"Conference of the Parties, Committee on Science and Technology, Eleventh session, Windhoek, Namibia, 17-20 September 2013, Item 5 (a), (b) and (c) of the provisional agenda."
"GE.13-61861."
"17 July 2013."
"ICCD/COP(11)/CST/4."

Physical Description

20 pages : charts, tables ; 30 cm

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