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ARTICLE-2: Objective     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Achieving this objective will involve long-term integrated strategies that focus simultaneously, in affected areas, on improved productivity of land, and the rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of land and water resources, leading to improved living conditions, in particular at the community level. ...


ARTICLE-3: Principles     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) the Parties should develop, in a spirit of partnership, cooperation among all levels of government, communities, non-governmental organizations and landholders to establish a better understanding of the nature and value of land and scarce water resources in affected areas and to work towards their sustainable use; and ...


ARTICLE-4: General obligations     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) promote cooperation among affected country Parties in the fields of environmental protection and the conservation of land and water resources, as they relate to desertification and drought; ...


ARTICLE-17: Research and development     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (g) enhance the availability of water resources in affected areas, by means of, inter alia, cloud-seeding. ...