Science and policy to combat desertification: The institutional response to a global challenge
[EN] Desertification is a controversial concept whose nature, extent, causes, and potential solutions are still debated. This paper reviews the arguments put forward for considering desertification a global environmental challenge. We also analyse the institutional response within the United Nations...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/335320 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/335320 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | UNCCD Drylands Land degradation Drought Science-policy interface CNULD Zonas áridas Degradación de tierras Sequía Interfaz ciencia-política Zones àrides Degradació de terres Sequera Interfície ciència-política |
| Summary: | [EN] Desertification is a controversial concept whose nature, extent, causes, and potential solutions are still debated. This paper reviews the arguments put forward for considering desertification a global environmental challenge. We also analyse the institutional response within the United Nations system, especially that of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Thus, the most significant elements of the desertification debate are analysed with respect to their scientific and political dimensions. The text concludes by discussing the need to establish an integrated framework for assessing and responding to desertification that is validated by a science policy interface |
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