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BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER ÇÖLLEŞMEYLE MÜCADELE SÖZLEŞMESİ UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION

Article 4 Preparation and implementation of 1. Affected country Parties of the region, in ac- (c) assess existing programmes relating to (a) adopt measures to rationalize and
national action programmes cordance with articles 11 and 12 of the Con- desertification among Parties of the region strengthen mechanisms to supply funds
vention, may prepare and implement subregio- and their relationship with national action through public and private investment
In preparing and implementing national action nal and/or regional action programmes in order programmes; and with a view to achieving concrete results
programmes pursuant to articles 9 and 10 of to complement and increase the effectiveness in action to combat land degradation and
the Convention, each affected country Party of and efficiency of national action programmes. (d) consider action for the coordination desertification and mitigate the effects of
the region shall, as appropriate: Two or more affected country Parties of the re- of subregional, regional and joint action drought;
gion may similarly agree to prepare a joint acti- programmes, including, as appropriate, the
(a) designate appropriate bodies respon- on programme between or among them. establishment of coordination committees (b) identify international cooperation requ-
sible for the preparation, coordination and composed of representatives of each af- irements in support of national efforts,
implementation of its programme; 2. Such programmes may be prepared and imp- fected country Party concerned to review thereby creating, in particular, an enabling
lemented in collaboration with other Parties or progress in combating desertification, har- environment for investments and encou-
(b) involve affected populations, including re-gions. The objective of such collaboration monize national action programmes, make raging active investment policies and an
local communities, in the elaboration, would be to secure an enabling international recommendations at the various stages integrated approach to effectively comba-
coordination and implementation of the environ-ment and to facilitate financial and/or of preparation and implementation of the ting desertification, including early iden-
programme through a locally driven con- technical support or other forms of assistance subregional, regional or joint action prog- tification of the problems caused by this
sultative process, with the cooperation of to address more effectively desertification and rammes, and act as focal points for the process;
local authorities and relevant non-govern- drought issues at different levels. promotion and coordination of technical
mental organizations; cooperation pursuant to articles 16 to 19 (c) seek the participation of bilateral and/
3. The provisions of articles 3 and 4 shall apply, of the Convention. or multilateral partners and financial co-
(c) survey the state of the environment in mutatis mutandis, to the preparation and imp- operation institutions with a view to en-
affected areas to assess the causes and le-mentation of subregional, regional and joint Article 6 Technical, scientific and technological suring implementation of the Convention,
consequences of desertification and to de- action programmes. In addition, such program- cooperation including programme activities which take
termine priority areas for action; mes may include the conduct of research and into account the specific needs of affected
development activities concerning selected In conformity with the objective and principles country Parties of the region; and
(d) evaluate, with the participation of af- ecosys-tems in affected areas. of the Convention, Parties of the region shall,
fected populations, past and current prog- individually or jointly: (d) assess the possible impact of article 2(a) on
rammes in order to design a strategy and 4. In preparing and implementing subregional, the implementation of articles 6, 13 and 20
elaborate actions in the action program- regional or joint action programmes, affected (a) promote the strengthening of scienti- and other related provisions of the Convention.
me; country Parties of the region shall, as approp- fic and technical cooperation networks, Article 8 Institutional framework
riate: of monitoring indicators and of informa-
(e) prepare technical and financial prog- tion systems at all levels, as well as their 1. İn order to give effect to this Annex, Parties
rammes based on the information gained (a) identify, in cooperation with national integration, as appropriate, in worldwide of the region shall:
through the activities in subparagraphs (a) institutions, national objectives relating to systems of information; and
to (d); and desertification which can better be met by (a) establish and/or strengthen national fo-
such programmes, and relevant activities, (b) promote the development, adaptation cal points to coordinate action to combat
(f) develop and utilize procedures and ben- which could be effectively carried out th- and transfer of relevant existing and new desertification and/or mitigate the effects
chmarks for monitoring and evaluating the rough them; environ-mentally sound technologies wit- of drought; and
implementation of the programme. hin and outside the region.
Article 5 Subregional, regional and joint (b) evaluate the operational capacities and (b) consider mechanisms to strengthen re-
action programmes activities of relevant regional, subregional Article 7 Financial resources and mechanisms gional cooperation, as appropriate.
and national institutions; In conformity with the objective and principles
of the Convention, affected country Parties of
the region shall, individually or jointly:

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