Extreme weather across much of Europe and elsewhere is lending added weight to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Cop17), which begins on Monday in Mongolia. RFI looks at what's at stake worldwide.
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (Cop17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) runs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17 to 28 August, under the theme "Restoring Land. Restoring Hope."
