Title: GOVERNING GLOBAL DESERTIFICATION: LINKING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION,...; ED. BY PIERRE MARC JOHNSON
Description: "This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the linkages 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, this volume assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation." "Synthesising 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Community development, International cooperation, Desert reclamation, Desertification, Social aspects, Convention on Desertification (1994), Développement communautaire, Coopération internationale, Déserts, Mise en valeur, Désertification, Aspect social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Real Estate, General, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, Convention de lutte contre la désertification, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (1994)