The global economy could increase by more than $140 Trillion a year[1], or 1.5 times the annual global GDP, if the objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are achieved, participants heard during a side-event at the 15th summit of the UNCCD. Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Senior Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Coordinator at the UN Convention, noted that action… Read more on https://afdb.africa-newsroom.com/press/cop15-global-gdp-could-gain-140-trillion-a-year-if-we-achieve-the-objectives-of-the-un-convention-to-combat-desertification?lang=en