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		<title>UNCCD News Highlights Importance of Drought Strategies and Resilience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of 'UNCCD News,' published by the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) focuses on the issue of drought and, in particular, the outcomes from the High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP).]]></description>
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		<title>Event: UNCCD COP 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the opening of the eleventh meeting of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11), Deputy Minister for Environment and Tourism of Namibia, Pohamba Shifeta, announced that the Republic of Namibia has offered to host the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The meeting is expected to take place from 16-27 September 2013. ]]></description>
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		<title>Global Mechanism Meeting Supports Integrating Climate Finance into SLM Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Mechanism hosted a meeting gathering representatives from nine countries to discuss lessons learned and final year priorities for the project "Integrating Climate Change Finance into Sustainable Land Management Investment Strategies" funded by the European Commission.]]></description>
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		<title>Project on Forests and Climate Change Launched in the Kyrgyz Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have commenced a project titled "Sustainable management of mountain forests and land resources of the Kyrgyz Republic under climate change conditions."]]></description>
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		<title>First International Day of Forests Celebrated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of high-level officials have issued statements in celebration of the first-ever International Day of Forests, including the UN Secretary-General, and the Heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).]]></description>
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		<title>GEF Holds Workshop on Monitoring, Capacity Building in Western Sahel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has completed a three-day Expanded Capacity Workshop (ECW) for the West African Sahel, bringing together focal points from the GEF, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).]]></description>
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		<title>Final Declaration from High-Level Meeting Encourages All Countries to Develop Drought Management Policies</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/final-declaration-from-high-level-meeting-encourages-all-countries-to-develop-drought-management-policies/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Final Declaration from the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP) encourages governments to develop and implement national drought management policies with consideration of proactive measures to mitigate the impacts of drought.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Agencies Launch Capacity Building Project on Drought Preparedness</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-agencies-launch-capacity-building-project-on-drought-preparedness/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), in cooperation with the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC), have signed a framework of cooperation and launched a project on capacity-building in support of national drought management policies (NDMPs).]]></description>
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		<title>High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy Convenes</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/high-level-meeting-on-national-drought-policy-convenes/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP), organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), among other partners, is convening from 11-15 March 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. The HMNDP brings together world leaders, government decision makers, development agencies, and leading scientists and researchers to discuss drought preparedness and management policies.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD, WMO Launch Global Campaign for Drought Mitigation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-wmo-launch-global-campaign-for-drought-mitigation/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have launched a global campaign on drought preparedness and risk management. The Campaign was inaugurated on 13 March during the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP) in Geneva, Switzerland.]]></description>
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