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Summary and Analysis
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced a Summary and Analysis from this meeting. To download our report please click below in the HTML or PDF icons. |
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 Second Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-2) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Ninth Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 9)
16-18 and 21-25 February 2011 | Bonn, Germany |
Highlights for Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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On Tuesday, 22 February 2011, CRIC 9 delegates discussed: the review and compilation of best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation; input from the CST on impact indicators for strategic objectives 1, 2 and 3 of the Strategy; the iterative process relating to the assessment of implementation, including performance indicators, methodology and the reporting procedures, and options to increase synergies in monitoring the Rio Conventions; and status of implementation, potential role and need for alignment with the Strategy of sub-regional and regional action programmes to combat desertification.
Meetings for the national focal points within their Regional Implementation Annexes, of regional groups and a number of side events were scheduled throughout the day.
Delegates were informed they would receive an oral report by the Chair of the contact group on “Assessment of implementation and review of financial flows” on Wednesday, 23 February. |
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Daily highlights (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)
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| Bongani Masuku, Swaziland. |
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| Ashot Vardevanyan, Armenia. |
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| Ambroise Zanga, Central African Republic. |
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| Beatriz Bueno González, Spain. |
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UNCCD resources
 Meetings website
CST-S2 documents
CRIC 9 documents
UNCCD Global Mechanism
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 9), 21 September - 2 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina
IISD RS coverage of UNCCD CST S-1 and CRIC 7, 3-14 November 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
IISD RS coverage of UNCCD High-Level Policy Dialogue, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS summary of the First Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties (ESCOP) to the UNCCD, 26 November 2007, UN headquarters, New York, United States of America (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of UNCCD COP 8, 3-14 September 2007, Madrid, Spain
IISD RS coverage of UNCCD CRIC 5, 12-21 March 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina
IISD RS coverage of UNCCD COP 7, 17-28 October 2005, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
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