UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Birguy Lamizana is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management and environmental policy, currently serving as a Senior Project Officer at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since April 2021. Previous roles include Programme Officer at UNEP from January 2012 to April 2021, where responsibilities encompassed acting as Officer in Charge for the Global Programme of Action (GPA) and overseeing staff while representing the unit at management meetings. Birguy's prior experience includes serving as Chief Technical Advisor at UNOPS with a focus on water resources management, Programme Coordinator at Global Water Partnership-West Africa, and Regional Programme Officer for Wetlands and Water Management at IUCN. Birguy holds a PhD in Environmental Flows Assessment from Aarhus University, a Degree of Advanced Studies in Freshwater Ecology from the University of Ouagadougou, and an engineering degree in Water Sciences and Technology.
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UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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Our lives depend on land. Healthy land feeds, shelters and clothes us. It sustains our planet’s vital ecosystems, preserves biodiversity and plays a fundamental and increasingly urgent role in mitigating climate change. When land has been degraded by human intervention or plagued by drought, it loses its capacity to sustain life with dire consequences. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world’s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today’s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow’s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. Abundant healthy land fosters our collective wellbeing and resilience, and can enable all people to live on a safe, just and prosperous planet. #UNited4Land