Teenagers from several Delhi-based schools thronged the 14th Conference of Parties (CoP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) here on Tuesday, voicing their worries over depleting natural resources due to land degradation and climate change.
The students, associated with SEEDS, an organisation which carries out workshops in schools on climate change, asked, "What will be left for us if there is no land?"
Expressing concern over land degradation, Lavanya said, "Agriculture requires land. If land desertification is not dealt with, we won't have food."
Delivering the opening remarks of the 18th CRIC session, Executive Secretary, UNCCD, Ibrahim Thiaw said, "CRIC 18 could be a real milestone. We will finalise the first UNCCD reporting process - using progress indicators and setting baselines. We will be able to measure progress in implementing the Convention against these well into the future."