Ulan Bator – OnePress
The delegation of the Sudan participated in the work of the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Mongolia, through participation in scientific events, negotiations and coordination meetings with various regional groups.
The Sudanese delegation held talks with the China-Arab Centre for Research on Desertification, Drought and Land Degradation (CDRDD) on strengthening joint cooperation in the areas of combating drought and desertification, rehabilitating degraded land, transferring techniques and expertise, and capacity building.
The Chinese side stressed the importance of developing practical mechanisms for cooperation and implementing priority projects, proposing to organize a field visit to Sudan to assess the current situation and determine the actual needs.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Sulaiman Al-Boni, said that the Sudanese side proposed to prepare a joint memorandum of understanding identifying areas of cooperation and mechanisms of implementation, and that the field visit will conclude with the identification of priority projects in preparation for requesting the necessary funding for their implementation.
The two sides agreed to continue consultations and coordination to support Sudan’s efforts in restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable development paths.