{"id":544,"date":"2023-06-13T11:41:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T06:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=544"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:10:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:40:41","slug":"q-what-is-are-the-importance-importances-of-the-united-nations-convention-to-combat-desertification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-what-is-are-the-importance-importances-of-the-united-nations-convention-to-combat-desertification","title":{"rendered":"Q. What is\/are the importance\/importances of the \u2018United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. It has a special\/particular focus<\/strong> on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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      • It was established in 1994.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The convention was drafted and opened for signing in 1994. It became effective in 1996 after receiving 50 ratifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It is the sole legally binding international agreement<\/strong> linking environment and development to sustainable land management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The UNCCD is particularly committed to a\u00a0bottom-up approach<\/strong>, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification and land degradation.\n
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        • \u200b<\/strong> The convention\u2019s 195 parties <\/strong>work together to improve the living conditions for people in drylands<\/strong>, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of drought.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • This convention aims to\u00a0promote effective action through innovative local programmes and supportive international partnerships.<\/strong>\n
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          • The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The implementation of UNCCD is around five regional annexes: Africa <\/strong>(given a priority because there is where desertification is most severe), Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Northern Mediterranean, and Central and Eastern Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • There is no such provision<\/strong> that the secretariat facilitates the allocation of the major portion of financial resources to the South Asia and North Africa regions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The convention\u2019s\u00a02018 \u2013 2030 Strategic Framework<\/strong>\u00a0is a comprehensive international commitment to attain\u00a0Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) <\/strong>aiming at:\n
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            • The restoration of productivity of degraded land.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Enhancing the livelihoods of people dependent on them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Mitigating the impact of droughts on vulnerable populations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • The\u00a0UNCCD is one of the three Rio Conventions<\/strong>, the other two being:\n
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              • Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • To spread the word about the UNCCD, 2006 was declared as \u201cInternational Year of Deserts and Desertification\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n