6. Recent developments
Source: World Development Report, 2010
Recently, the Millennium
Development Goals Report
2010 has been published,
summarizing the state of
progress between 1990-2010
7. Recent developments
Source: MDG Report, 2010
Achieving goal 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) is still on track,
however, goal 7 (ensure environmental sustainability) is far from being reached
yet
8. Recent developments
The UNCCD states that
achieving the MDGs in the
dryland areas around the world is
especially very challenging and
far from being reached yet
Source: The forgotten billion,
MDG achievement in the
drylands, UNCCD and UNDP,
2010
9. Recent developments
Source: MDG Report, 2010
To enforce efforts to prevent and reverse degradation and desertification, the
UNCCD recently launched the Decade for Deserts and the Fight against
Desertification
10. Recent developments
Source: MDG Report, 2010
This was officially done during the Second International Conference on Climate,
Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Semi-arid Regions, organized in
Brasil, August 2010
11. Recent developments
Source: MDG Report, 2010
Furthermore, the Global Mechanism of UNCCD is developing a web-based
knowledge exchange tool to strengthen the role of local stakeholders in decision-
making processes related to Sustainable Land Management (SLM), funded by
the EC (ACP Program)
Source: http://scopeacp.global-mechanism.org, and
MEA Bulletin, Issue99, Sept. 2010
12. Recent developments
In addition, several Conferences and Workshops took place in 2010 dealing with
Drylands and Desertification issues
Source:www.unccd.int/publicinfo/
landday/2010/menu.php
Source:www.desurvey.net/interface/final_sc/
home.php
13. Recent developments
Source: MDG Report, 2010
Also, the UNCCD is already in the preparation phase for organizing COP10 in
Korea 2011
14. Recent developments
And the second UNCCD Scientific Conference foreseen in 2012, focusing on
“Economic Assessment of Desertification, sustainable land management and
resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas”
15. Recent developments
Last but not least, Parties are reporting to the UNCCD on progress made using
the new PRAIS system
16. Besides our regular project activities, important moments during 2010 have been/are
Yearly progress report
prepared and
submitted
Panel review meeting
Brussel, May 31,
2010
5th
Plenary
workshop -
China
DESIRE – where do we stand?
1 Feb 2007
year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5
WB 1
WB 2
WB 3
WB 4
WB 5
WB 6
17. Main aims of the panel review meeting were to
• evaluate project progress year 3
• discuss and fine-tune the next 18-month plan (months 36-54)
• provide the DESIRE team with recommendations and points for further
action (downloadable from website)
DESIRE – where do we stand?
Panel review members: Prof. Dr. Ryszard Debicki, Dr. Christopher
Martius, and Prof. Dr. Ioannis Tsanis
Project scientific officer: Maria Yeroyanni
18. Recommendations/observations:
• An ambitious, important and relevant project, which is on track and represents
an excellent learning-oriented approach
• Collaboration between partners seems very good
• Added value of the project has to be precise in scientific innovation and
contribution to policies and regulations at national, EU and international level
• Develop story-lines on stakeholder integration and contribution
• The HIS is very good, as well as the entire project website
• Dissemination and exploitation of results (media, fact sheets etc.) is very good
• The gender plan is excellent and exemplary for other projects
• Management team has done a very good job, both scientifically and
technically
DESIRE – where do we stand?
Main conclusion (18 pages report): Good to excellent project (the project has
fully achieved its objectives and technical goals for the period and has even
exceeded expectations)
19. The EC has flagged the project internally for follow-up by EC
programme policy units as a:
• Success story
• High visibility/ media attractive project
• Project with impact on EU policies
• Significant impact on health, safety, environment
• Substantial breakthrough character
• Significant participation from outside EU
• Involvement of top researchers in the field
DESIRE – where do we stand?
20. So, how are we progressing as a project?
Expected situation
at month 45
DESIRE – where do we stand?
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
WP 1.1
WP 1.2
WP 1.3
WP 1.4
WP 2.1
WP 2.2
WP 3.1
WP 3.2
WP 3.3
WP 4.1
WP 4.2
WP 4.3
WP 4.4
WP 4.5
WP 5.1
WP 5.2
WP 5.3
WP 5.4
WP 6.1
WP 6.2
WP 6.3
21. Regarding WB’s and project deliverables:
• WB’s 1-3 should be almost finished or concluded by now
• WB’s 4-6 should be progressing full speed
This will be further summarized and discussed during the
WB consultation sessions today, and coupled back plenary
on Wednesday
DESIRE – where do we stand?
22. Main aims of the 5th
DESIRE project workshop are:
• To clarify the current situation in each of the DESIRE study sites (WB leader
consultations)
• Organisation of a poster session of WB4 and WB5 activities per study site
• Discuss the further project planning
• Highlight financial/administrative issues
• Visit the DESIRE field site on the Loess Plateau
• Participate in WB4, 5 and 6 training sessions
• Participate and/or present DESIRE results at the LandCon Conference
DESIRE – 5th
Plenary workshop
23. And of course enjoy the Chinese hospitality
and landscape, and learn more about the
degradation and desertification problems in
this part of the world
DESIRE – 5th
Plenary workshop
24. DESIRE – 5th
Plenary workshop
Including the solutions implemented to reverse these trends
Source: The world bank report nr: 25701
