COP17: without consensus, summit against desertification should end with an appeal to move from intentions to actions

The UN Conference on Desertification ended in Ulan Bator, Mongolia without major international consensus. The event highlighted the difficulties in reaching agreements on financing and governance, and the summit was expected to close with an appeal for intentions to be transformed into concrete actions after days of unsuccessful negotiations.

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