Global drylands: a UN system-wide response

This report focuses on: (i) tackling the underlying causes of land degradation, and (ii) strengthening the capacity of dryland populations to mitigate and adapt to environmental change, including climate change. It illustrates the many ways in which the UN system is identifying opportunities to mainstream the drylands agenda into the policy-making process. It states that decades of investments in the Horn of Africa, in the form of risk reduction strategies, formal and informal safety nets and humanitarian interventions have begun to reduce vulnerability and enhance capacity for disaster management.