News stories by Ibrahim Thiaw

BONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) - Land is our lifeline on this planet. Yet ‘business as usual’ in how we manage land resources puts our own future on planet Earth in jeopardy, with half of humanity already facing the impacts of land degradation.

BONN, Aug 09 (IPS) - Ibrahim Thiaw is UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

We have known for over 25 years that poor land use and management are major drivers of climate change, but have never mustered the political will to act.

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 07 (IPS) - Ibrahim Thiaw is Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Science and technology offer exciting pathways for rural women to tackle the challenges they face daily. Innovative solutions for rural women can, for example, reduce their workload, raise food production and increase their participation in the paid labour market. But even the very best innovative, gender-appropriate technology makes no sense without access to other critical resources, especially secure land rights, which women in rural areas need to flourish.