UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: federal grants and contributions: 3 agreements; $6.6M value; 1 departments; 2 programs.
Assay record ASY-CA-0NKV6WK0HD · Cite as: Assay Systems, “UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/unccd-united-nations-convention-to-combat-desertification/
Accelerating rates of desertification and land degradation in developing countries exacerbate poverty, vulnerability, and insecurity and reduce resilience to the impacts of climate change. Poor agricultural and forestry practice is the main driver of land degradation. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 commits the global community to combat desertification and restore degraded land and soil and UNCCD is the most important multilateral mechanism to achieve this target. Since rejoining the UNCCD in 2017, Canada has underlined the potential for women’s empowerment and gender equality
This assessed contribution represents Canada’s annual support to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD uses these funds and other members’ funding to achieve its mandate. The UNCCD is the sole international legally binding framework addressing desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD). The UNCCD aims to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing sever drought and desertification, particularly in Africa, through practical actions at all levels. The Convention seeks to improve the living conditions of peo
This assessed contribution represents Canada’s annual support to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD uses these funds and other members’ funding to achieve its mandate. The UNCCD is the sole international legally binding framework addressing desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD). The UNCCD aims to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing sever drought and desertification, particularly in Africa, through practical actions at all levels. The Convention seeks to improve the living conditions of peo
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.