Moderator: Rania Sharshr, Director of Climate Action Division, IOM

Speakers: 

• Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNCCD 
• H.E. Ambassador Namira Negm, Director of the African Migration Observatory 
• H.E. Mr Youba Bah, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Republic of Mali 

This side event aims to explore the importance of data and research for resilience building against DLDD, using such data and research for bringing greater synergies between DLDD measures and climate adaptation as well as discussing existing challenges and gaps.