If you want to get a job done, you need the right tools: Next steps for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Is the UN Convention to Combat Desertification bringing the right set of tools to the task of addressing the problems facing dryland peoples around the world? Many of the challenges that face the drylands are not addressed by the current CCD toolkit. Three principal areas where attention should now be focused are: working closely with the Convention on Climate Change to identify strategies to help the drylands adapt to climate change; engaging
with the changing aid architecture; and securing rights to land and natural resources for dryland populations.