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Delegates to the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) recommended establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating committee for the elaboration of an international convention to combat desertification in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification. The UN General Assembly established such a committee in 1992 that later helped formulation of Convention on Desertification in 1994.

The convention is distinctive as it endorses and employs a bottom‐up approach to international environmental cooperation. Under the terms of the convention, activities related to the control and alleviation of desertification and its effects are to be closely linked to the needs and participation of local land‐users and nongovernmental organizations. Seven countries in the South Asian region are signatories to the Convention, which aims at tackling desertification through national, regional, and sub‐regional action programs. The Regional Action Program has six Thematic Program Networks (TPNs) for the Asian region, each headed by a country task manager. India hosts the network on agroforestry and soil conservation. For details refer to Section 2.12.13.