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COP17 – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
We will participate in UNCCD COP17, the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17 to 28 August 2026.
Hosted by Mongolia under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.”, COP17 will bring together governments, development partners, civil society, scientists, youth, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, and smallholder farmers to advance solutions to desertification, land degradation, and drought.
Our participation at COP17
At COP17, we will contribute to discussions on:
- Mobilizing finance for land, water and nature
- Strengthening long-term financing models for conservation
- Advancing drought and flood resilience
- Supporting community-led land restoration
- Linking land restoration with climate, biodiversity and green growth priorities
Explore three events featuring five experts from GGGI:
20 August: High-level Sustainable Finance Forum – Leveraging the Private Sector and Markets for Conservation
- Nicholas Simon Taylor, Adaptation and Resilience Lead, Resilience Community of Practice Lead
22 August: Restore land, restore hope: Bridging the Science-Policy-Finance Gap for Rio Nexus Action
- Dr. Jaeseung Lee, Acting Regional Director, Regional Office of Asia
- Nicholas Simon Taylor, Adaptation and Resilience Lead, Resilience Community of Practice Lead
25 August: First Assembly of the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership – From Commitment to Delivery: Launching the RGDRP Fund and Scaling Partnerships for Proactive Drought Resilience
- Dr. Jaeseung Lee, Acting Regional Director, Regional Office of Asia
- Dania Mosa, Program Manager, Sustainable Forest Finance Lead
- Junhee Cha, Partnerships, Korea Forest Service Secondment
- Bayarmaa Enkhbayar, Senior Associate for Sustainable Landscapes
Related work
We support countries in addressing land degradation, drought, climate vulnerability and ecosystem loss through integrated green growth solutions.
Ethiopia
Land restoration and community mobilization
In Ethiopia, we are supporting community-led forest and landscape restoration through tree planting, nursery development and local participation to restore degraded land and strengthen household resilience.
Central Asia
Flood and drought resilience
In the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan, we are supporting improved water resource management, early warning systems, infrastructure support and local capacity building to reduce flood and drought risks.