*[Enwl-eng] Is It Time for a Social Contract for Nature

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Is It Time for a Social Contract for NatureUNCCD MEDIA ADVISORY: EVENT TODAY

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                                High-Level (Ministerial) Panel Session

                                When: Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 
14:30-16:00hrs UTC/GMT or 15:30-17:00 (CEST)

                                What:  High-Level Panel session on  the 
topic: Is it Time for a Social Contract for Nature?

                                Who:
                                a.. Ms. Marieme Bekaye: Minister of 
Environment and Sustainable Development, Mauritania; Chair of Great Green 
Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative
                                b.. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi: Minister 
of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
                                c.. Mr. Saboto Caesar: Minister of 
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation and Industry, St. 
Vincent and the Grenadines
                                d.. Mr. Babul Supriyo: Minister of 
Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India and President of the UNCCD 
COP14 Bureau
                                e.. Mr. Francesco La Camera: 
Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency
                                f.. Session Moderator: Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, 
Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 
(UNCCD); Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
                                Where: Via Zoom Register here: 
<https://unccd-int.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MsAE9vKqTWOXT9eT8fZPRA>
                                Event is open to all journalists, space is 
limited.. Simultaneous interpretation in French available for registered 
participants.

                                Overview:
                                Political leaders are assessing their next 
moves as the world slowly emerges from a global pandemic. It is widely 
accepted that returning to normal is not viable in view of the unmatched 
social, economic and environmental implications of the COVID19 pandemic. 
Normal got us here in the first place. But the decisions taken in the coming 
months will lock in development pathways for decades to come. Is it time to 
fundamentally rethink our relationship with nature? Can entering into a 
social contract for nature help us to build back better? This high-level 
panel brings together some of the world's most influential political leaders 
in the environmental field to debate what the post-COVID19 recovery strategy 
might look like. What needs to happen immediately and in the long term. 
Engagement will be framed in the context of four key questions.

                                Press contacts: press at unccd.int, 
wwischnewski at unccd.int (tel: +49 173 268 7593) kjimenez at unccd.int.









                                Contact Information

                                For further information, please contact:

                                Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski, 
wwischnewski at unccd.int, Cell: +49 173 268 7593

                                Ms. Katheryn Jimenez, kjimenez at unccd.int.





                                About the UNCCD
                                The United Nations Convention to Combat 
Desertification (UNCCD) is the only legally binding international agreement 
on land issues. The Convention promotes good land stewardship. Its 197 
Parties aim, through partnerships, to implement the Convention and achieve 
the Sustainable Development Goals. The end goal is to protect our land, from 
over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide us all with food, water 
and energy. By sustainably managing land and striving to achieve land 
degradation neutrality, now and in the future, we will reduce the impact of 
climate change, avoid conflict over natural resources and help communities 
to thrive.

















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