Operational Indicator Systems in the UNCCD’s Annexes. South American Experience

ABRAHAM, E. M.

Ispra, Italia

Workshop; Expert Meeting on Refining a roadmap for the development of a new World Atlas on Desertification.; 2008

Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), de la European Commission

  Desertification as a complex problem  Methodological approaches being used UNCCD experience (The country profil as a powerful tool to contribute to the Global Atlas) LAC situation Some good experiences in LAC from regional to local level –        Simple /low cost response indicators –        South America Drylands Map (CAZALAC) –        Study case for the First Global Atlas (Mendoza province) –        Spatial / temporal scale –        Experiences at local level The suggested way forward