Theme of the conference: “Enhancing resilience to drought events on the African Continent”
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia will organize African Drought Conference from 15-19 August 2016 in follow up to its role as UNCCD COP11 President and to the outcomes of the high-level meeting on national drought policies (HMNDP) held in Geneva in 2013. The conference will focus on identifying the specific needs of African countries in the area of effective drought mitigation, with a view to developing a strategic framework for enhancing resilience to drought events on the African continent.
The overall objective of the Conference is to come up with an overarching strategic framework for Africa that will enhance resilience to the impact of drought events. It is expected that the Conference will set in motion the process to develop a strategic framework for enhancing resilience to drought at the African level that will contribute to poverty alleviation, economic development and enhance environmental and human well-being. The work of the Conference will be guided by an agenda for action white paper document, which will be circulated in advance of the conference.
Call for Abstracts
The Ministry calls for abstracts for oral presentations. For more information, please see Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Deadline for submission of Abstracts: Monday 16 May 2016
Notification of acceptance of Abstracts: Monday 30 May 2016
Conference dates: 15-19 August 2016
The participation will be by invitation only.
Contact: Ms. Yolande Witbooi adc@met.gov.na
Source: Notification from UNCCD from 21.04.2016Theme of the conference: “Enhancing resilience to drought events on the African Continent”
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia will organize African Drought Conference from 15-19 August 2016 in follow up to its role as UNCCD COP11 President and to the outcomes of the high-level meeting on national drought policies (HMNDP) held in Geneva in 2013. The conference will focus on identifying the specific needs of African countries in the area of effective drought mitigation, with a view to developing a strategic framework for enhancing resilience to drought events on the African continent.
The overall objective of the Conference is to come up with an overarching strategic framework for Africa that will enhance resilience to the impact of drought events. It is expected that the Conference will set in motion the process to develop a strategic framework for enhancing resilience to drought at the African level that will contribute to poverty alleviation, economic development and enhance environmental and human well-being. The work of the Conference will be guided by an agenda for action white paper document, which will be circulated in advance of the conference.
Call for Abstracts
The Ministry calls for abstracts for oral presentations. For more information, please see Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Deadline for submission of Abstracts: Monday 16 May 2016
Notification of acceptance of Abstracts: Monday 30 May 2016
Conference dates: 15-19 August 2016
The participation will be by invitation only.
Contact: Ms. Yolande Witbooi adc@met.gov.na
Source: Notification from UNCCD from 21.04.2016