Climate change and land degradation: bridging knowledge and stakeholders

This document highlights the key issues raised and discussed by the participants during the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 3rd Scientific Conference, to come up with specific scientific and operational proposals to achieve impact in sustainable land management.

The UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference, held from 9 to 12 March 2015 in Cancún, Mexico, used a novel, participatory approach to explore the various forms of knowledge that link biophysical and social systems, the vulnerabilities of these systems and potential pathways to reach sustainable land management. The conference gathered nearly 300 participants from 90 countries, half of them from the scientific community, and the other half from ministries, government agencies, international organizations and civil society organizations.