Land Degradation Neutrality - Policy Note on NDT Targets and Measures

Land Degradation Neutrality - Policy Note on NDT Targets and Measures

Sustainable Development
Other
2017
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Year of publication
2017
Specific thematic area
Desertification
Sector of governance
Sustainable Development
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Desertification, Environmental degradation, Land degradation
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - Links between migration and land degradation, desertification (as cause and consequence).
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
Ministry of Sustainable Development
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Land is a source of well-being for present and future generations - it provides a wide range of ecosystem services that sustain human needs. Land degradation can severely influence livelihoods by limiting the availability of vital ecosystem services (including food and water), increasing the risk of poverty and ultimately forcing people to migrate.

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).