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UNCCD and UNU Sign Agreement for Joint Research on Environmentally Induced Migration and Vulnerability

28.11.2008 The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the

United Nations University (UNU) signed a memorandum of understanding to work towards a better perception of environmentally induced migration and vulnerability caused by the effects of desertification, land degradation and drought, on 28 November at the UN campus in Bonn.

Find the UNCCD press release here.

The agreement was signed by UNCCD Executive, Secretary Luc Gnacadja, and UNU Rector, Prof. Konrad Osterwalder.

By combining resources the two organizations will tackle the increasing effects of land degradation which could cause 50 million people to migrate in the next ten years. With their cooperation, UNCCD and UNU will conduct scientific research to better understand this type of migration and related vulnerability, to raise awareness for the issue and to develop strategies to support affected people around the world.