Human Mobility at UNCCD COP16

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024, will emphasize that building drought resilience and restoring land are crucial for accelerating the global green transition and improving the lives of affected communities, including people on the move.

Human Mobility at UNCCD COP16

UNCCD Parties have repeatedly recognized that desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD) are drivers of migration (Decision 28/COP.13, Decision 22/COP.14 and Decision 22/COP.15). These decisions specifically focus on “the positive role that measures taken under the Convention can play to address DLDD as one of the drivers that cause migration” and call for Parties to promote measures to ensure the sustainability of land-based livelihoods, food security, and employment creation for rural communities. Furthermore, Strategic Objective 2 of the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework is to “improve the living conditions of affected populations” (Strategic Objective 2). A key expected impact of this objective is a significant reduction in forced migration linked to DLDD.

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