CARI will participate in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 17), which will take place from August 17 to 28, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Some partner organizations from the GTD, RADDO, and ReSaD will also be in attendance.
Together, CARI and its partners will represent the voice of civil society in international negotiations on sustainable land management in drylands.
Participation in COP17 is centered on several objectives:
- Highlighting the findings of the 6th edition of Désertif’actions on regional resilience to drought:
- Prioritize proactive risk management for the impacts of droughts by supporting the agroecological transition in local areas
- Expand training and support for stakeholders, including institutional capacity-building
- Rethinking Sectoral Governance and Aiming for Multi-Level Participation
- Provide financial resources as directly as possible to the stakeholders involved by developing appropriate financial solutions
- Highlight local governments in both the North and the South as key players in sustainable land management within their territories, and encourage their participation in discussions at international meetings
- Raise awareness about the importance of supporting pastoralists’ mobility to enhance the resilience of pastoralist communities
- Engage with GMV stakeholders to ensure that civil society is better taken into account in these implementation processes
The full CARI program of activities will be announced soon.
Resources for More Resilient Regions
CARI and the partners of the Désertif’actions 2026 initiative offer you a selection of resources from Désertif’actions and the preparatory work for COP17 to help you better understand the issues at stake and support these efforts.
Recommendation papers, analyses, and advocacy documents shed light on agroecology, water management, pastoralism, oasis systems, and the resilience of regions in the face of droughts.
Policy Brief – Regional Resilience to Droughts: Taking Coordinated Action to Prevent Disasters – Insights for Decision-Makers –
An advocacy document resulting from the Désertif’actions 2026 initiative, aimed at better anticipating droughts and sustainably strengthening the resilience of regions. It highlights concrete measures in the areas of public policy, multi-stakeholder governance, financing, support for local actors, and capacity building, with the goal of shifting from crisis management to a preventive and integrated approach.
The 4 Recommendations from Désertif’actions
Four papers from Désertif’actions 2026 offering concrete guidance on agroecology, water management, pastoralism, and the role of local authorities in addressing droughts.
- Supporting the agroecological transition (Agroecology to equip agricultural systems to cope with drought)
- Facilitating pastoral mobility (No pastoralism without mobility: challenges and proposals)
- Improving multi-stakeholder water resource management (Working together to build water security: an imperative)
- Strengthening the role of local authorities (Strengthen the role of local authorities in building the resilience of territories to drought)
Analysis Notes
Two notes to help better understand the role given to agricultural and food systems, as well as to pastoral land-use patterns and herders, in the discussions and decisions of the UNCCD. They highlight the progress made, the limitations, and the key issues to be addressed at COP17.
In French – View the note Evolution of the Role of Agricultural and Food Systems within the UNCCD
In French – View the note Rangelands and Pastoralism: How Are They Addressed in International Negotiations and Land?
Position Paper – Promoting Agroecology as an Appropriate Response to the Challenges of Droughts in Oasis Systems
A document that highlights the growing vulnerability of oasis systems to droughts, while demonstrating their strong potential for resilience. Drawing on the experience of oasis systems in Algeria, it analyzes how agroecology, terraced farming, crop diversification, soil improvement, and more efficient water management can sustainably strengthen oasis farms and regions.
An Informative Note on Drought and Agroecology: Droughts and Agroecology: Let’s Try to Make Sense of It
An educational publication designed to help readers understand droughts and bridge the gap between research and practice by shedding light on the practical challenges of drought management through the lens of agroecology. The goal is to demonstrate, in a clear and practical way, how agroecological approaches can strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems and rural communities in the face of current and future crises.
See “Droughts and Agroecology: Let’s Try to Make Sense of It”
