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Great Green Wall Way Forward/Grande Muraille Verte les Prochaines Etapes
PRESS CONFERENCE: MONDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2020, 15:40-16:40 UTC/GMT
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Ministerial Press Conference: Great Green Wall Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030
The Great Green Wall Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030, the first comprehensive assessment of the status of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGW) will be released Monday, 7 September 2020 at a virtual ministerial meeting to agree on the next steps. A press conference to present the outcome will be held back-to-back with the launch. Pre-registration is required. The event, exclusively for media, will be conducted in English and French. Pre-registered journalists will have access to embargoed documentation.
When:
Monday, 7 September 2020 at 15:40-16:40 hrs UTC/GMT
Where:
Virtual Webinar registration link:
https://unccd-int.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SzvhA-1cSyenzqb_KmRtHQ
Who: Ms Amina Mohammed
Deputy-Secretary General of the United Nations
(representing the UN)
Ms. Marieme Bekaye
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mauritania
Prof. Fekadu Beyene (tbc)
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ethiopia
Mr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar (tbc)
Minister of Environment, Nigeria
Mr. Baaba Maal
UNCCD Land Ambassador
(representing civil society)
Moderator Ms. Wagaki Wischnewski
Public Information and Media Officer
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Background
The Great Green Wall Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030 provides an overview of the progress made by countries to create a 15km wide and 8,000 km long green corridor stretching across Africa from Senegal to Djibouti.
The report will be released at a virtual Ministerial meeting of the Member States of the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall convened to discuss the outlook and actions to 2030. Ministers will present the outcomes at the press conference.
The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel (GGW) reflects the will and commitment of the Heads of State and Government of the Sahelo-Saharan States to unite their efforts to tackle the challenges of climate change, land degradation, and loss of biodiversity. GGW was created in 2005 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the Cen-Sad Summit. The African Union endorsed it in 2007.
Notes to Editors
A press kit is available to pre-egistered journalists with the products below in English and/or French.
1.. Embargoed press release (available 31 August 2020)
2.. Embargoed Executive Summary (31 August 2020)
3.. Frequently Asked Questions (available 31 August 2020)
4.. Fact sheet (available 31 August 2020)
5.. High resolution photographs (Available 4 September 2020, credit © Makewaves)
6.. High resolution film footage (4 September 2020, see terms of use in package)
7.. Biographies of panelists (7 September 2020)
8.. Ministerial Declaration (available 7 September)
9.. Full report (available 7 September)
For media information, contact: wwischnewski at unccd.int or kjimenez at unccd.int
About the Great Green Wall, contact: cnordheim at unccd.int
About the Great Green Wall
An African-led initiative to transform the lives of 100 million of the poorest people on Earth by growing an 8,000 km corridor of trees and plants that will restore land, produce food, create jobs and promote peace.
About the UNCCD
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is an international agreement on good land stewardship. Through partnerships, the Convention’s 197 Parties set up robust systems to manage land degradation and drought promptly and effectively. Good land stewardship based on a sound policy and science helps integrate and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, builds resilience to climate change and prevents biodiversity loss. Land also plays a key role in the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, securing rural livelihoods and creating green jobs, supporting community resilience and maintaining the sustainable delivery of ecosystem services.
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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