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Why the world can’t agree how to tackle drought

Delegates from 196 nations plus EU officials have met in Mongolia to discuss how best to tackle drought and desertification.

The Conversation · Sep 3

COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge

Countries signatories of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification agree with banks and private investors on financing scores of projects in 23 countries across 5 continents.

Euronews · Aug 29

Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat

Delegates at the Cop17 summit on desertification in Mongolia are seeking to seal a deal to combat drought on Friday, the last day of the event – as a United Nations report warns the world's soils are rapidly deteriorating, while tried and tested solutions are not being implemented.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28

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France says US risks ‘blocking everything’ at UN talks to protect world’s soils

The soil that grows the world's food and holds its water is becoming less productive, yet governments are struggling to agree on how to respond to this crisis. As political talks at Cop17, the United Nations conference on desertification and land degradation, stepped up in Mongolia on Tuesday, France's environment…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 25

Mongolia positions itself as Asia's next data centre hub

During the COP17 conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia offered potential data centre investors tax relief, data security, cheap energy, land, and cold weather.

Euronews · Aug 25

COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation

Delegates of 179 members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification engage with local communities and business partners to find solutions for land degradation which affects half of world's population and creates poverty and mass migration.

Euronews · Aug 22

Mongolia hosts UN desertification summit as drought crisis deepens

Mongolia is hosting the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP17 in Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 28 August, bringing together representatives from 196 countries and the European Union to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.

Euronews · Aug 21

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EU Warns Water Scarcity and Drought Are 'Already Threatening Lives' Across Europe and Beyond

The EU warns that water scarcity is a current threat, urging global action at UNCCD COP17 to restore land and protect water resources, as drought impacts lives and economies worldwide.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Cop17 aims to restore land and hope in fight against desertification

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.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 17

Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest

Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

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