13th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD

Towards a new generation

The thirteen session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13), the sixteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC16), and the thirteenth session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST13) will be held at Ordos International Convention and Exhibition Center, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China from 4-15 September 2017. Its high-level segment is scheduled on 11 and 12 September 2017.

At COP13, the Parties will decide on the Strategic Framework that will guide action under the Convention from 2018-2030.