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EU-AU Summit

In the EU’s Action Plan, the ‘Green Wall for the Sahara Initiative‘ is described as having the following objectives and outcomes:

• to combat desertification and improve the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the countries of the Sahara and Sahel zones of Africa by achieving the reversal of desert encroachment and soil degradation
• the improvement of micro-climatic conditions and reduction of land degradation
• to identify the relevant activities in the ‘Green Wall Initiative’ adapted to the national and regional context
• to enhance environmental sustainability within the framework of regional and international environmental agreements
• to advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and to improve the knowledge on land degradation and desertification
• to control land degradation, promote sustainable land management with a view to integrate land management issues in national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs), and increase land productivity and food production
• to promote integrated natural resource management and conserve biological diversity
• to address the problems of land degradation and increasing aridity at all relevant levels to respond to local needs and build on local and individual efforts and successes.
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