Dr. Alexey Alekseenko participated in a series of events and meetings at COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His participation included:
- Failures in Land Restoration, G20 GLI UNCCD (video recording: https://g20land.org/cop-16events/failures-in-land-restoration/?mc_id=166)
- The restoration economy’s influence on various ecological landscapes - Success stories and lessons learned, G20 GLI UNCCD (video recording: g20land.org/cop-16events/the-restoration-economys-influence-on-various-ecological-landscapes-success-stories-and-lessons-learned/?mc_id=90)
Additionally, he represented the UNU-FLORES Director at the UN Environment Management Group Meeting held during COP16: High-Level Round Table: Strengthening Action for Change: Promoting Coherence and Synergies for Sustainable Land Management, UN EMG https://enb.iisd.org/sustainable-land-management-emg-unccd-cop16). The UNU-FLORES Director has been designated a seat on the EMG, representing the United Nations University.
Dr. Johannes Cullmann represented UNU-FLORES at the One UNU event co-organized with Prof. Nima Shokri, Co-Director of the UNU Hub in TUHH: Soil Degradation in a Changing Climate: Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts.
“Our engagement in COP16 activities with the G20 Global Land Initiative is a testament to our continually evolving partnership.” - Dr. Alexey Alekseenko
Following COP16, the G20 Global Land Initiative and UNU-FLORES are preparing for Pan-African hands-on training. Dr. Alexey Alekseenko heads the United Nations branch office in Lusatia, in the Free State of Saxony.