UN desertification summit opens in Riyadh

Speakers at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP16 which is taking place in Saudi Arabia warned that action needed to be taken to protect life on Earth.

“The way we manage our land today will directly determine the future of life on Earth,” Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNCCD Ibrahim Thiaw.

The COP16 meeting in Riyadh runs from Dec. 2 to Dec. 13 under the theme: “Our Land. Our Future.”

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