Drynet
In order to contribute to countering dryland degradation, 14 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from all over the world joined forces in 2007 to form the Drynet network. Drynet understands that to effectively counter degradation, local organisations and communities living in drylands should be at the heart of the effort. Unfortunately, their involvement in the national and international arenas of decision-making is often very marginal. By directly linking with local groups and engaging them in broader debates, Drynet seeks to redress the current imbalance.
Het doel van Drynet is de versterking van maatschappelijke netwerken door ze de juiste kennis en zichtbaarheid te geven die nodig is om het ontwikkelingsbeleid in droge gebieden te kunnen beïnvloeden.
Drynet erkent dat woestijnvorming en landdegradatie in veel landen enorme economische-, sociale- en milieuproblemen veroorzaken. Het project is gebaseerd op een integrale benadering van het probleem die actie ten gunste van duurzame ontwikkeling op gemeenschapsniveau bevordert en deze naar beleidsniveau tilt.
Door regionale succesverhalen te duiden, verzamelen, delen en verspreiden, versterken de 14 Drynet-partners de kennis en vaardigheden van nationale maatschappelijke netwerken. Zo groeien deze netwerken uit tot belangrijke partners van beleidsmakers en plaatsen ze het droogteprobleem en gerelateerde armoedekwesties hoger op de politieke agenda.
Drynet promoot en stimuleert duurzame ontwikkeling met behulp van nieuwsbrieven, radioprogramma's en een interactieve website. Het biedt de belangrijkste betrokkenen uit de politiek en wetenschap een praktisch antwoord ter bestrijding van landdegradatie. Dat antwoord verenigt lokale actie met wereldwijde kansen.
External links
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Dossier
Inclusive Land Governance
Both ENDS works with partners around the world to ensure that land is governed fairly and inclusively and managed sustainably with priority for the rights and interests of local communities.
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News / 28 September 2017
Both ENDS at UNCCD COP13: don’t forget about the people
This September, Both ENDS participated at the 13th Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD in Ordos, Inner Mongolia in China. We were part of the Drynet delegation, a network of CSOs, to bring local realities to the international UNCCD discussions.
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Blog / 25 September 2017
Bringing good practice to the UNCCD conference
Access to, ownership and control over land is inherently part of a successful implementation of land degradation neutrality (LDN) and sustainable land management. Sustainability often means investing for the long term, and insecurity withholds land users to do so. In particular women's land use rights are fundamental as they are the ones working on the land and thus putting LDN into practice.
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Event / 6 September 2017
UNCCD COP 2017 - CHINA
From 6-16 september, the 13th Conference of Parties' of the UNCCD (UN Convention to Combat Desertification) took place, this time in Ordos, China. The UNCCD is the global convention of the United Nations on combating desertification and drought. Every country in the world has signed this convention. Canada withdrew in 2012, but in 2016 - under the Trudeau administration - started a process to re-enter the convention. Both ENDS is a member of Drynet, a network of local organisations and communities in dry regions searching for ways to use land in a sustainable manner.
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Event / 7 November 2016
COP22: Marrakech Climate Change Conference
From 7 to 18 november, the Climate Change COP22 will take place in Marrakech, Morrocco. This '22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)' as it is called officially, is the annual meeting of the 195 countries which have signed and ratified the convention.
