( a ) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ) : networking of agencies , bodies and institutions in the context of ESCAP ’ s role as the secretariat of the Regional Network of Research and Training Centres on Desertification Control in Asia and the Pacific ( DESCONAP ) . ( b ) Food and Agricultural Organization ( FAO ) : collection , processing and interpretation of meteorological satellite and weather data in Africa ; establishment of norms for monitoring land cover and land use changes ; and enhanced use of fodder trees .