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Joint International Conference
Desertification and the International
Policy Imperative
17-19
December 2006, Algiers
Conference
Programme
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Day 1 - Sunday, 17 December 2006
Opening Ceremony
Session 1 - Policy challenges in combating
desertification
Focused on:
 | Interactions between desertification, poverty and
threats to human security |
| Assessing the costs of inaction and the full value of
ecosystem services secured by sustainable land management
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| Geographical and institutional scales of challenges
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Session 2
- New directions to mainstream
desertification policies
Focused on:
| New financing and development options
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| Policies to enable alternative livelihoods
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| The potential role of the private sector
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| Development and aid policies to combat desertification
and improve drought preparedness |
Day 2 - Monday, 18 December 2006
Sessions 3 - National case
studies
Focused on:
| Involvement of a broad range of national stakeholders
in formulation and implementation of NAPs and other
related approaches |
| Mainstreaming combating desertification into national
development strategies |
| Cases of policy disconnects, and contributions from
different isolated sectors or levels |
Sessions 4 - Regional case
studies
Day 3 - Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Session 5 - Knowledge management for action on
desertification
Focused on:
| Gaps in scientific knowledge and exchange of
experiences |
| Approaches for effective knowledge management and
links to policy formulation |
| Policies to support the role of traditional knowledge
and adaptive management |
| Approaches to improve communication with policymakers
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Session 6 - Interlinkages between desertification,
climate change and other global environmental issues
Focused on:
| Operational linkages between NAPs, NAPAs and NIPIs
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| Contributions to combating desertification by
climate-change focused initiatives |
| Knowledge networks within and between MEA stakeholder
communities |
Discussion Panel
Closing Ceremony
Field visits and excursion
(TBD)
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