Nigeria: Analysis – COP17: Top Issues Dividing, Shaping Ongoing Negotiations in Mongolia

As UNCCD COP17 enters its final days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, negotiators remain divided over a proposed global drought instrument, finance for land restoration, rangeland management and the participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

It is the 10th day of the ongoing two-week negotiations at the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), with the conference entering its final and most critical phase.

Wednesday has been designated Land…