*[Enwl-eng] Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification and Drought Day
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Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification and Drought DayMedia invitation to
attend the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June
in Madrid, Spain
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Rising up from drought together is Spain’s
call for Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June
Bonn/Madrid, 13 June 2022 - Spain, one of the
European countries most vulnerable to drought and water shortages linked to
climate change, is hosting this year’s global observance of Desertification
and Drought Day on 17 June. The event titled, “Rising up from drought
together,” will take place at the Auditorio Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in
Madrid. Drought is the theme for the Day this year.
Media are invited to participate at the event
organized by the Government of Spain and the United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD), where renown scientists, issue experts,
youth representatives and high-level policymakers from Spain and around the
world will speak about:
a.. the role of science based on the drought
risks identified for different climate change scenarios
b.. success stories of drought mitigation
and adaptation in Spain and other countries.
c.. viable drought policies and their
components
Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of
Spain, Alain-Richard Donwahi, President of UNCCD COP15, Côte d'Ivoire,
Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD), and Patricia Kombo, UNCCD Land Hero from Kenya are among the
notable speakers (see full list below).
Droughts are increasing in frequency and
severity up 29 percent since 2000 and affecting an estimated 55 million
people every year, according to the latest Drought in Numbers report from
UNCCD. By 2050, drylands may cover between 50 to 60 percent of all land,
with an estimated three-quarters of the world’s population living in these
areas under conditions of severe water scarcity.
The Horn of Africa, for example, is in its
fourth year of drought. A similar drought in Southern Africa five years ago
put 20 million people on the verge of starvation. This year Chile marked a
record-breaking 13th year of drought. A prolonged drought in the United
States that started in 2000 is the country’s driest period in over 1200
years.
In the lead up to the 2022 Desertification and
Drought Day, UNCCD launched Droughtland, a public awareness campaign
featuring a fictional drought-stricken nation, to showcase solutions and
rally global action to boost drought resilience.
Detailed information, which includes the
programme, media resources and background documents to facilitate coverage
of the event, is provided below.
Venue
Auditorio Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, Rondo de
Atocha, Madrid, Spain.
Webcast Link: https://bit.ly/3Nw1Wgt (in the
floor language)
Streaming through Twitter and Facebook: @unccd
Time
Friday, 17 June 2022
11:00-14:00 hrs (CEST) /09:00-12:00 (GMT/UTC)
Invited speakers
a.. Mr. Pedro Sánchez, President of the
Government of Spain (Prime Minster)
b.. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
of the United Nations
c.. Mr. Alain-Richard Donwahi, President of
UNCCD COP15, Côte d'Ivoire
d.. Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary,
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
e.. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, European
Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
f.. Ms. Teresa Ribera, Third Vice-President
of the government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the
Demographic Challenge, Spain
g.. Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy
Director, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
h.. Ms. Skumsa Ntshanga, Ag. Deputy
Director-General, Biodiversity and Conservation Branch, Ministry of Forests,
Fisheries and Environment, South Africa
i.. Ms. Patricia Kombo, founder of the
PaTree Initiative and UNCCD Land Hero
j.. Ms. María Jesús Rodríguez de Sancho,
General Director of Biodiversity, Forestry and Desertification, Spain
k.. Mr. Pilar Paneque, leader of the Spanish
Citizen Observatory of Drought and Professor of Human Geography, Pablo de
Olavide University of Seville, Spain
l.. Ms. Attia Rafla, Director for Soil
Resources. Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of
Tunisia.
m.. Ms. Elena López Gunn, Chief Executive
Officer, ICATALIST. Associate professor at IE Business School and
collaborator of the Water Observatory, the Botín Foundation and the Basque
Center for Climate Change, Spain
n.. Mr. Mark Svoboda, Director of the
National Center for Drought Monitoring in the United States
Background
Drought in Numbers, released on 11 May at the
fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP15) calls for making a full
global commitment to drought preparedness and resilience in all global
regions a top priority.
The report was issued just days before The
State of the Global Climate 2021 report released May 2022 by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to the report, the past seven
years have been the warmest seven years on record, and drought affected many
parts of the world, including the Horn of Africa, Canada, the western United
States, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Türkiye.
Drought resilience was a top agenda item at
UNCCD COP15.
Countries agreed to boost drought resilience,
and identified some of the key actions. They will identify the areas that
could turn into drylands, improve national policies, including on early
warning, monitoring and assessment, learn and share knowledge, build
partnerships and coordinate action, and mobilize drought finance. In
addition, they will set up an Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought for
2022-2024 to look into possible options, including global policy instruments
and regional policy frameworks, to support a shift from reactive to
proactive drought management.
The Working Group reports released earlier
this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as part of
the Sixth Assessment Report warn that we have up to 2030 to take actions to
get us on track to staying within a temperature rise of no more than 1.5
degrees Celsius. Warming above that level would have catastrophic impacts on
both people and the planet.
Notes to Editors
International journalists travelling to Spain
to cover the event need be registered, and should email:
bzn-prensa at miteco.es and copy wwischnewski at unccd.int. A copy of your valid
press card and passport will be required to pick your access card.
Download various materials here
(https://bit.ly/3xd4IjC):
a.. b-roll on the drought in Eastern Africa
(https://bit.ly/3Pw6ULm). Credit UNCCD.
b.. human interest stories gathered in March
2022 in Turkana County, Kenya (https://bit.ly/3m7NoaG). Credit UNCCD.
c.. Images of drought impacts in Northern
Kenya (https://bit.ly/39aWW1w). Credit UNCCD.
d.. Videos and assets from the Droughtland
campaign (https://bit.ly/3zvCfsb) Credit UNCCD
e.. Images of the event in Spain will be
uploaded here (https://bit.ly/3xBtCuI).
Social Media
Twitter: @TourDroughtland
Instagram: @TourDroughtland
Hashtags: #Nodroughtland #UNited4Land
Download social media assets, including
banners, infographics, cartoons and postcards: https://bit.ly/3PZBzAX
Learn more about the campaign: droughtland.com
For information about Desertification and
Drought Day visit:
https://www.unccd.int/2022-desertification-and-drought-day
For information about Desertification and
Drought Day events in Spain and around the world, contact Xenya Scanlon,
Chief of Communications, UNCCD: xscanlon at unccd.int
For media related inquires:
On site contact: Alejandro Gomez,
argomez at miteco.es
Virtually: Wagaki Wischnewski,
wwischnewski at unccd.int, +49 173 268 7593 (m)
About UNCCD
The United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite
governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around
a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world’s land for
the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an
international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral
commitment to mitigating today’s impacts of land degradation and advancing
tomorrow’s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and
economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner.
About the UNCCD
The United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite
governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around
a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world’s land for
the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an
international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral
commitment to mitigating today’s impacts of land degradation and advancing
tomorrow’s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and
economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner.
Copyright © 2017* United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification*, All rights reserved.
For more information on the Press Release,
contact
Wagaki Wischnewski
Public Information and Media Officer
From: UNCCD Secretariat
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 12:41 PM
Subject: Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification
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