Introductory Course to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa (UNCCD)

Course overview

This course reviews and discusses the problem of desertification: its causes, manifestations, effects, and scope. It proceeds to provide an overview of international law that has been developed to address desertification and its attendant ecological and socio-economic problems, primarily through the 1994 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa (UNCCD).

Learning Objectives

• Explain the problem of desertification;
• Describe key provisions of UNCCD.