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National Action Programme (NAP) for combating desertification in Bangladesh

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International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Ministry of Environment and Forest (Bangladesh)
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Bangladesh is a signatory to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The convention was subsequently ratified and it came into force in 1997. Among the very many environmental issues facing Bangladesh, land degradation due to aridity and loss of crops due to droughts have caused more economic loss and human suffering than any other, to date. Estimates of extent of land degradation in Bangladesh show that over 6.0 million ha falls below the minimum thresholds for sustainable cultivation. In the drier regions, low soil fertility leading to desertification is recognized to be the root cause of land degradation. One of the obligations under the UNCCD is the formulation of National Action Programme for combating the phenomena of desertification. On behalf of the Department of Environment (DoE), IUCN Bangladesh has been entrusted with the responsibility of drafting the NAP for Bangladesh.

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Hazards Drought
Themes Community-based DRR
Country and region Bangladesh
Number of pages
74 p.
Publication year
2005

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