09/10/2025
18:30 - 19:30
IUCN Africa
, Sur site
Pourquoi participer
Join leaders, practitioners, and communities to explore solutions to desertification. From soil regeneration and gender-responsive NbS to conflict-sensitive approaches, this session connects grassroots innovation with policy frameworks and financing pathways. A high-level panel will highlight how to scale resilient land management across Africa.
Description de la séance
Drought and desertification are escalating across Africa—not as isolated events, but as systemic, climate-driven crises threatening livelihoods, food systems, biodiversity, and regional stability. From the Sahel and Horn of Africa to Southern Africa’s recurring droughts, these challenges demand a unified and strategic response. At the same time, Africa is advancing powerful initiatives—from the Great Green Wall, SADC’s drought response, and Horn of Africa resilience programs, to restoration efforts under AFR100 and commitments to the UNCCD. This high-level panel will spotlight African-led solutions—from landscape restoration and regenerative agriculture to inclusive water governance and green value chains. Voices from government, science, civil society, and communities will co-create bold strategies for restoring degraded ecosystems and embedding land health at the core of Africa’s development, generating concrete actions to influence the IUCN 2026–2029 Programme to position Africa as a leader in reversing desertification and securing a greener, more resilient future.Organised by
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Partenaires
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
West and Central Africa Region
Agence Nationale des Eaux et Forêts ( Morocco )
Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism ( Botswana )
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
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