The 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is opened in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
Uahekua Herunga (2nd R), President of the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, speaks during the first plenary meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013. The 11th session of the COP11 to the UNCCD opened here on Monday, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
Uahekua Herunga (1st R), President of the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, speaks during the first plenary meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013. The 11th session of the COP11 to the UNCCD opened here on Monday, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) sits during the first plenary meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013. The 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the UNCCD opened here on Monday, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
