13 30 15 00 Item 8. WP Activity 4 Develop an integrative assessment methodology for poverty and land degradation (Coordinator Febles)

14 30 15 45 Item 5. WP Activity 1.3 Develop a mechanism for an interactive and thematic data metadata network (Coordinator Sciortino)

09 00 10 30 Item 6. WP Activity 2 Develop synergies with other related conventions, organizations and inter governmental treaties (Coordinator Mouat)

13 30 14 30 Item 4. WP Activity 1.2 Develop a web based glossary of terms (through a UNCCD hosted server) (Coordinator Debicki)

11 00 12 00 Item 3. WP Activity 1.1 Develop a clear communication strategy between the activities of the GoE, end users and the research community (Coordinator Mouat)

2 IDP figures used in this report are derived from the Global IDP Database (www.idpproject.org), operated by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The NRC was mandated by the United Nations Inter Agency Standing Committee in 1998 to develop a central clearinghouse on IDP data for the international community.