Science

Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.

Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public.

Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.

Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal.

Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation and to offer suggestions to prevent this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries and their ideas. Took place 29 September - 10 October 1997, Rome Italy.

Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources.

Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and French.

CSFD provides political decision makers with accurate information on desertification and publishes thematic reports and fact sheets. In French and English.

Joint Canada/Chile project to research the capacity of institutions in dryland regions to adapt to the impacts of climate change.