Meeting of the UNCCD Interregional Group “Central Asia – Russia”

On 26 August 2026, the event “Central Asia–Russia: Regional Experience and Joint Solutions for Sustainable Land Management” was held at the Russian Pavilion on the margins of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar. The event was organized by the Russian Federation and the UNCCD Interregional Group “Central Asia–Russia.”

The meeting brought together representatives of IRG countries, the UNCCD secretariat, as well as members of the scientific and expert community. Participants discussed shared regional challenges related to land degradation, desertification, drought, water scarcity and climate change, along with pract