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- Spain and Senegal led 30 countries and 20 organisations to launch the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) at the COP27 to the UNFCCC at Sharm El-Sheikh.
About IDRA
- The IDRA was first announced by Spain at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
- The alliance will help each other to be better prepared for future droughts.
- The group also pledged to drive change in how the world tackles the growing drought risks: Moving from emergency response to building long-term resilience.
- The mission of the alliance is to give political impetus to make the land’s resilience to drought and climate change a reality by 2030.
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Challenges
- Drought represents the most serious hazard to livestock and crops in nearly every part of the world.
- Climate change is expected to cause more severe droughts in the future.
Significance
- The alliance is significant as there is no global convention for land, other than UNCCD, which mostly focuses on desertification.
- The alliance will also collaborate with other platforms, including the initiative launched by the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Meteorological Organization to achieve universal coverage of early warning systems and regional initiatives to reap the maximum benefits of working together on drought resilience.
Source: DTE
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