Governing Global Desertification : Linking Environmental Degradation, Poverty and Participation
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Global Environmental Governance
ISBN-10
075464359X
ISBN-13
9780754643593
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 28th, 2006
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
588 grams
Dimensions
16.60 x 24.10 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
International relationsConservation of the environment
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This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification.
Desertification affects 70 per cent of the world''s arable lands in more than 100 countries. Inextricably linked to poverty, it is estimated that the livelihood of 250 million people are directly affected while another billion living in rural drylands are threatened by this phenomenon. This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification. Furthermore, it assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation. Synthesizing the main strengths and weaknesses of the UNCCD as a tool for environmental and developmental governance, this informative volume highlights the main challenges facing the UNCCD in the future.
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