- On December 2, the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification began in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- This is the first time that West Asia is hosting this important environmental conference.
- India will join representatives from 197 countries at this historic event, which is being held to mark the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD.
- The Indian delegation, led by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, attended a keynote event held at the IUCN Pavilion on the opening day.
- The delegation presented the Aravalli Green Wall Project (AGWP), a comprehensive initiative that aims to restore 1.15 million hectares of degraded landscape across four states in northwestern India.
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