Law-ref.org United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Noting also that desertification is caused by complex interactions among physical, biological, political, social, cultural and economic factors, ...


ARTICLE-1: Use of terms     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) "desertification" means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities; ...


ARTICLE-5: Obligations of affected country Parties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) address the underlying causes of desertification and pay special attention to the socio-economic factors contributing to desertification processes; ...


ARTICLE-10: National action programmes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The purpose of national action programmes is to identify the factors contributing to desertification and practical measures necessary to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought. ...


ARTICLE-15: Regional implementation annexes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Elements for incorporation in action programmes shall be selected and adapted to the socio-economic, geographical and climatic factors applicable to affected country Parties or regions, as well as to their level of development. Guidelines for the preparation of action programmes and their exact focus and content for particular subregions and regions are set out in the regional implementation annexes. ...


ARTICLE-17: Research and development     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) contribute to increased knowledge of the processes leading to desertification and drought and the impact of, and distinction between, causal factors, both natural and human, with a view to combating desertification and mitigating the effects of drought, and achieving improved productivity as well as sustainable use and management of resources; ...
... (e) take into account, where relevant, the relationship between poverty, migration caused by environmental factors, and desertification; ...