Eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

The eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will convene in Madrid, Spain, from 3-14 September 2007. In addition to the work of the COP, UNCCD parties will also conduct the sixth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 6) from 4-7 September 2007, and the eighth session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST 8) from 4-6 September 2007. Additional events will include a dialogue session with  members of parliament, from 8-9 September, and a special segment on 12-13 September, which will feature a dialogue among highlevel officials on the theme “Desertification and adaptation to climate change.”