Trang chủUnited nations convention to combine desertization (uncd convention)
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was launched at the World Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992. After more than a year of consultation with more than 100 countries around the world, the Convention was finally completed in June 1994. The Convention was opened for signature in Paris on October 14-15, 1994. By 2019, there were a total of 197 members including countries, territories and other international organizations. The UNCCD Convention aims at the following specific objectives:
– Develop national, sub-regional and regional programs to combat drought and desertification
– Call on the international community to provide financial support for combating desertification
– Exchange information, techniques and training on combating desertification
– Prevent the consequences of desertification leading to mass migration, extinction of flora and fauna, and climate change
Members participating in the Convention have the following main obligations:
– Develop a synchronous approach to solve the physical, biological, socio-economic problems of desertification.
– Pay attention to developing countries currently affected by desertification and drought, international trade, foreign debt to build a sustainable economy.
– Combine poverty reduction strategies with desertification prevention.
– Enhance cooperation between countries affected by desertification and drought to protect the environment, land and water resources.
– Strengthen international, regional and sub-regional cooperation.
– Cooperation between intergovernmental organizations.
– Establish necessary organizations, avoiding duplication.
– Enhance the use of existing bilateral and multilateral financial systems to mobilize and support countries affected by desertification and drought.
Vietnam joined and signed the Convention in 1998 as the 134th member of the Convention. The national focal point for implementing the UNCCD Convention is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Department of Forestry).