Global collaboration
The UNCCD is the main international political framework for desertification, but several UN and inter-governmental organisations, including the Food Agriculture Organisation, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, complement its activities by funding a variety of projects and programmes. Links to a number of these are provided in the articles below.
The European Union, through its Research Framework Programmes, also makes a major contribution to research into the causes and consequences of desertification. This is shown separately in »Recent European research.
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Global context
The bigger picture |
What is desertification? |
UNCCD |
Desertification research
Global collaboration |
Recent European research |
DESIRE Project |

Acknowledgement
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The DESIRE project was
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Contract no: 037046 GOCE
DESIRE brought together the expertise of
26 international research institutes
and non-governmental organisations.
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