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• SUMMARY OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE INC FOR THE: ELABORATION OF AN: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION: 6-17 JUNE 1994
  • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INCD
    • FIRST SESSION
    • SECOND SESSION
    • 48TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    • THIRD SESSION
    • FOURTH SESSION
  • REPORT OF THE FIFTH SESSION
    • THE MAIN CONVENTION
    • ARTICLE 1 -- USE OF TERMS:
    • ARTICLE 2 -- OBJECTIVE:
    • ARTICLE 3 -- PRINCIPLES:
    • ARTICLE 5 -- OBLIGATIONS OF AFFECTED COUNTRY PARTIES:
    • ARTICLE 6 -- OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPED COUNTRY PARTIES:
    • ARTICLE 7 -- PRIORITY FOR AFRICA:
    • ARTICLE 8 -- RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CONVENTIONS:
    • ARTICLE 9 -- BASIC APPROACH:
    • ARTICLE 11 -- SUBREGIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTION PROGRAMMES:
    • ARTICLE 12 -- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:
    • ARTICLE 13 -- SUPPORT FOR THE ELABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMMES:
    • ARTICLE 14 -- COORDINATION IN THE ELABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMMES:
    • ARTICLE 15 -- REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEXES:
    • ARTICLE 17 -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
    • ARTICLE 18 -- TRANSFER, ACQUISITION, ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY:
    • SECTION 3: SUPPORTING MEASURES
    • ARTICLE 19 -- CAPACITY BUILDING, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS:
    • ARTICLE 20 -- FINANCIAL RESOURCES:
    • ARTICLE 21 -- FINANCIAL MECHANISMS:
    • PART IV: INSTITUTIONS
    • ARTICLE 22 -- CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES:
    • ARTICLE 23 -- PERMANENT SECRETARIAT:
    • ARTICLE 24 -- COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
    • ARTICLE 25 -- NETWORKING AND EXISTING INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES AND BODIES:
    • PART V: PROCEDURES
    • ARTICLE 26 -- COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION:
    • ARTICLE 27 -- MEASURES TO RESOLVE QUESTIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION:
    • ARTICLE 28 -- SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES:
    • ARTICLE 29 -- STATUS OF ANNEXES:
    • ARTICLE 30 -- AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION:
    • ARTICLE 31 -- ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF ANNEXES:
    • ARTICLE 32 -- RIGHT TO VOTE:
    • ARTICLE 33 -- SIGNATURE:
    • ARTICLE 34 -- RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL AND ACCESSION:
    • ARTICLE 35 -- INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS:
    • ARTICLE 36 -- ENTRY INTO FORCE:
    • ARTICLE 37 -- RESERVATIONS:
    • ARTICLE 38 -- WITHDRAWAL:
    • ARTICLE 39 -- DEPOSITARY:
    • ARTICLE 40 -- AUTHENTIC TEXTS:
    • REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEXES
    • REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEX FOR AFRICA:
    • REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEX FOR ASIA:
    • REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEX FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE
    • REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ANNEX FOR THE NORTHERN MEDITERRANEAN:
    • CLOSING SESSION
    • ADOPTION OF THE CONVENTION:
    • INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS:
    • URGENT ACTION FOR AFRICA:
    • CONCLUDING REMARKS:
• A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE INCD
  • THE SCENARIO
  • NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE:
  • DIVISIONS WITHIN THE REGIONAL GROUPS:
  • CONCRETE GAINS
  • GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM:
  • LEGITIMIZATION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
  • NGO IMPACT:
  • CHANGE IN DONOR ACTIVITIES:
  • SHORTCOMINGS AND SET-BACKS
  • NO NEW FINANCIAL RESOURCES:
  • DISSATISFACTION WITH THE GLOBAL MECHANISM:
  • INSUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC INPUT:
  • LACK OF LINKAGES BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT:
  • LACK OF HIGH-LEVEL INVOLVEMENT:
  • CRITICAL NEXT STEPS
  • PROMPT RATIFICATION:
  • URGENT ACTION FOR AFRICA:
  • MOBILIZING PUBLIC AWARENESS:
• THINGS TO LOOK FOR DURING THE INTERSESSIONAL PERIOD
  • SIGNING CEREMONY:
  • INCD-6:
  • NGO ACTIVITIES:
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