Sustainable landscape and water management benefit people and ecosystems. In the poorest pockets of the world, investments in land and water also present a pathway out of poverty. Restoring degraded land helps countries build towards a resilient future, ensuring job creation, food and water security, and climate mitigation and adaptation. 

The World Bank Group is attending the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Learn how WBG integrates nature, climate, and water action in support of a world free of poverty on a livable planet. 

Events 

At COP16, the World Bank Group, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization and the World Food Programme, will co-host a program of events for Resilience Day on December 10, 2024. Check out the schedule of events here. All events will be livestreamed on UN Web TV.

The World Bank Group has also organized a program of side events, which will run for the duration of COP16. The schedule of events is coming soon.