United Nations Convention

to Combat Desertification

Land degradation / Desertification:

Our Blind Spot

Geopolitics,

climate change and

scarcity: the

challenge of

systemic trends

Luc GNACADJA Executive Secretary

So much depends on so little

So much depends on so little

The land grabbing phenomenon

The land grabbing phenomenon

Drylands and Conflicts (in “Common Wealth” , J. Sachs)

Lake Turkana 1973-1993

Drought potential worldwide 2000-2098

Source : University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

U N C C D

Poverty eradication Improving livelihood through

pro-poor policies on

Sustainable Land & Water

Management

Drought &

Water stress Improving water availability &

quality through sustainable

land & water management

Food Security Land availability & soil

fertility improvement at the

core of all long term

strategies

Biodiversity Biodiversity conservation

through improvement of land

ecosystems’ conditions

Climate change Land is a win-win context for

adaptation, mitigation &

resilience building

Bio Energies Opportunities to invest in/for

the people living in the

degraded lands & Provide

alternative to Biomass

Avoided

Deforestation Sust Land Management or

Land rehabilitation as an

alternative to deforestation

Human Security

Avoided Migrations Changing the “Use – Degrade

– and Migrate” pattern

through SLWM or SLEM

Governance for

Holistic Management