World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
United Nations General Assembly acknowledged June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The day was officially declared by the UN General Assembly in the year December 1994 as “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought”.
Desertification and Drought Day
- In 2020, UN will focus on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption.
- As populations become larger, wealthier and more urban, there is ....
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