Q5. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) officially entitled United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in countries seriously affected by drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa is an international agreement adopted in 1994 in Paris, France.
What are the specific objectives of the Convention?
1. Promoting sustainable development
2. Developing Education and training
3. Measuring human development
4. Creating an enabling environment
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
Q5. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) officially entitled United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in countries seriously affected by drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa is an international agreement adopted in 1994 in Paris, France.
What are the specific objectives of the Convention?
1. Promoting sustainable development
2. Developing Education and training
3. Measuring human development
4. Creating an enabling environment
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
The correct option is D (d) All of the above
Specific objectives of the Convention
1.Promoting sustainable development
Sustainable development satisfies present human needs in an equitable way without compromising the needs of future generations. Thus, if one tree is cut down, then another should replace it, thereby connecting the economy and the environment in a way that is both harmonious and well balanced. Put another way, it is essential to consider the best way to use resources in the long term without exhausting its supply. A variety of activities help achieve this objective such as limiting population growth and not carelessly wasting resources, so that our children can benefit from them too.
2. Developing education and training
It is important that every individual has access to information and understands the action proposals communicated by the media and literature. Reading and writing skills provide people the opportunity to become better informed and help them understand and organize projects that combat desertification. Education therefore enables them to share knowledge and better manage the available resources
3. Measuring human development
Sustainable development reflects on the well being of human beings. The progress of human development can be measured by observing the advantages of populations to such benefits as education, health and income. An indicator helps determine the state of human development in each country. The HDI (human development index) is calculated on the basis of three indicators: the level of education evaluated by the literacy rate and the percentage of children in full time education. The level of health measured by life expectancy at birth. The income of citizens measured by GDP per capita. These measurements help calculate the HDI of each country. By applying the yearly calculations to the country it is possible to see whether there is an improvement or deterioration in human development.
4. Creating an enabling environmentFor affected countries, and the people of the drylands, living conditions must be right if desertification is to be tackled effectively. It is hard for governments or local people to give much attention to the crisis if they are constantly preoccupied with economic and/or physical survival. Local people need to have secure and equitable rights to the land they tend, as they will be less willing to look after the land if they feel that it may be taken away from them. The Convention recognizes the need for an enabling environment making it possible for them to pursue sustainable development. Combating desertification can only be achieved in the long term. Changes should be introduced at the international level as well as the local level.
Specific objectives of the Convention
1.Promoting sustainable development
Sustainable development satisfies present human needs in an equitable way without compromising the needs of future generations. Thus, if one tree is cut down, then another should replace it, thereby connecting the economy and the environment in a way that is both harmonious and well balanced. Put another way, it is essential to consider the best way to use resources in the long term without exhausting its supply. A variety of activities help achieve this objective such as limiting population growth and not carelessly wasting resources, so that our children can benefit from them too.
2. Developing education and training
It is important that every individual has access to information and understands the action proposals communicated by the media and literature. Reading and writing skills provide people the opportunity to become better informed and help them understand and organize projects that combat desertification. Education therefore enables them to share knowledge and better manage the available resources
3. Measuring human development
Sustainable development reflects on the well being of human beings. The progress of human development can be measured by observing the advantages of populations to such benefits as education, health and income. An indicator helps determine the state of human development in each country. The HDI (human development index) is calculated on the basis of three indicators: the level of education evaluated by the literacy rate and the percentage of children in full time education. The level of health measured by life expectancy at birth. The income of citizens measured by GDP per capita. These measurements help calculate the HDI of each country. By applying the yearly calculations to the country it is possible to see whether there is an improvement or deterioration in human development.
4. Creating an enabling environmentFor affected countries, and the people of the drylands, living conditions must be right if desertification is to be tackled effectively. It is hard for governments or local people to give much attention to the crisis if they are constantly preoccupied with economic and/or physical survival. Local people need to have secure and equitable rights to the land they tend, as they will be less willing to look after the land if they feel that it may be taken away from them. The Convention recognizes the need for an enabling environment making it possible for them to pursue sustainable development. Combating desertification can only be achieved in the long term. Changes should be introduced at the international level as well as the local level.
