PM Modi addresses UN anti-desertification meet, vows to raise target for restoring degraded land

PM Narendra Modi addressed the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD on Monday and stressed on climate change and other environmental issues. PM Modi also announced that India would raise its target for restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030.

The UN meet is aimed to identify mutually viable solutions to the growing challenges of desertification, land degradation, and drought. As many as 196 countries are participating in the conference.