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In order to strengthen strategic collaboration between UNEP and the Governments of donor countries, UNEP has recently initiated development of Partnership or Framework Agreements with selected countries. The principal aim of such Agreements is to streamline and consolidate funding to UNEP priority activities within the programme approved by the Governing Council. Agreements result in more predictable and stable funding and enable UNEP to better plan ahead while reducing time and resources spent on administration.
UNEP has already developed partnership agreements of different types with Norway (Minister of International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Belgium (Minister of Development Cooperation), Ireland (Ireland Aid), the Netherlands (Minister for Development Cooperation).
The agreements focus on implementation of priority project activities in the least developed and developing countries, strengthening developing countries' capacity to improve their environment and participate in the global and regional environmental cooperation. To learn more...
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Many
people identify growing population pressures of the
poor and the resultant overgrazing, deforestation
and unsustainable agricultural practices as major
causes of desertification. This theory, however, is based on the assumption that
only the poor and their growing populations cause
environmental degradation. It misses the impact of
a chain of international trade and economic practices
which result in low prices for agricultural and livestock
commodities for the South; and political compulsions
such as debt, which force a country to promote adverse
land use practices in order to earn foreign exchange.
In its simplistic reaction, the West chooses to provide
food, first through aid and then by promoting increased
agricultural production. The problem still persists,
showing that the solution is far more complex.
Source:
GEO 3 Report
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