Brief for Pacific Island Countries to the UNCCD COP10, 10-21 October 2011, Gyeongnam, Korea / prepared by the Environment Defender's Office, NSW

This briefing document (the Pacific Island Brief) has been prepared for the Pacific Island Countries that are parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), as requested at the Pacific regional UNCCD COP10 preparatory workshop held at Nadi, Fiji from 29th August to 2nd September 2011. The brief will provide substantive information about the key agenda items for COP10 and propose possible positions for the Pacific Island Countries to take forward to the COP. The positions proposed in the brief are purely recommendations. It is ultimately the parties that decide whether to accept, modify or reject the proposed positions.