June 29, 2019
Let’s grow the future together
Message of Ibrahim Thiaw Executive Secretary,
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 17 June 2019
There are only three things you need to know about the World Day to Combat Desertification: it isn’t just about sand, it isn’t an isolated issue that will quietly disappear, and it isn’t someone else’s problem. It’s about restoring and protecting the fragile layer of land which only covers a third of the Earth, but which can either alleviate or accelerate the double-edged crisis facing our biodiversity and our climate. That makes it the problem of anyone who wants to eat, drink or breathe; to make their home in a town, in the country or even in security…
