The document discusses land degradation, drought, and sustainability issues globally. It notes that 78% of global land degradation occurs in humid areas, while degradation in drylands has more severe consequences. Around 16% of global land has experienced improvement, mainly in dryland areas. Drylands have the best potential for increased food production but face increasing threats from drought. Land degradation contributes to issues like poverty, water stress, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, climate change, and conflict through migration and resource instability. Sustainable land management can help address these issues by improving livelihoods, water availability, food security, ecosystem conditions, and climate resilience while avoiding deforestation and forced migration.

2. The Socio-Economics of DLDDTowards a Global Assessment Luc GNACADJAUNCCD Executive Secretary Davos, Switzerland 26 January 2011

3. Global Land degradation & improvement1981 – 2006 - Cf. GLADA Report, ISRIC 2008 Humid areas account for 78% of global land degradation Land degradation in Drylands has more severeconsequences Land improvement has been identified in some 16 % of the global land area, mainly in the Drylands

4. The best potential for production improvementis in the drylands

5. World faces growing threat of severe drought Source: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) & National Science Foundation Source University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

6. World faces growing threat of severe drought Source: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) & National Science Foundation

7. Source University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

8. Extreme Poverty IncreasedWater stress Food insecurity & Hunger Biodiversity Loss Climate change Migrations Instability & Crisis Deforestation DLDD has far-reaching impacts

9. Poverty eradication Improving livelihood through pro-poor policies on Sustainable Land & Water Management Drought & Water stress Improving water availability & quality through sustainable land water management Food Security Land availability & soil fertility improvement at the core of all long term strategies Biodiversity Biodiversity conservation through improvement of land ecosystems’ conditions Climate change Land is a win-win context for adaptation, mitigation & resilience building Bio Energies Opportunities to invest in/for the people living in the degraded lands & Provide alternative to Biomass Avoided Deforestation SLM & Land rehabilitation / reclamation as an alternative to deforestation Avoiding Forced Migrations Through improving water availability and land productivity The critical role of the land in global sustainability

10. Poverty eradication Improving livelihood through pro-poor policies on Sustainable Land & Water Management Drought & Water stress Improving water availability & quality through sustainable land & water management Food Security Land availability & soil fertility improvement at the core of all long term strategies Biodiversity Biodiversity conservation through improvement of land ecosystems’ conditions Climate change Land is a win-win context for adaptation, mitigation & resilience building Bio Energies Opportunities to invest in/for the people living in the degraded lands & Provide alternative to Biomass Avoided Deforestation SLM & Land rehabilitation / reclamation as an alternative to deforestation Avoiding Forced Migrations Through improving water availability and land productivity The critical role of the land in global sustainability

11. Drylands and Conflicts(Cf. “Common Wealth” by J. Sachs)

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