Governing Global Desertification - Linking Environmental Degradation, Poverty and Participation (Hardcover, New Ed)

Desertification affects 70 per cent of all arable lands on the planet in more than 100 countries. Inextricably linked to poverty, it is estimated that the livelihood of 250 million people are directly affected while another billion living in rural drylands are threatened by this phenomenon. This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the linkages between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification. Furthermore, this volume assesses the National Action Programmes, development planning and new avenues for strengthening implementation. Synthesising the main strengths and weaknesses of the UNCCD as a tool for environmental and developmental governance, this candid and informative volume highlights the main challenges facing the UNCCD in the future.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Global Environmental Governance
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Pierre Marc Johnson
Editors:	Karel Mayrand
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-4359-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General
LSN:	0-7546-4359-X
Barcode:	9780754643593

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