SPONG, APIL, CNABIO and Tree Aid are organising a preparatory workshop for Désertif’actions 2026 on Thursday 19 June from 9am to 5pm and Friday 20 June from 8.30am to 12pm at the SPONG conference room in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Change Human’s Life is organising a preparatory workshop on “advocacy on territorial management in times of drought” on Wednesday 25 June from 9am to 4pm at the Hôtel La Rose Blanche in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Launched in 2006 by the Centre d’Actions et de Réalisations Internationales (CARI – France) and its partners, the international multi-stakeholder summit Désertif’actions is intended to provide a forum for inclusive dialogue on the issue of land and the development of drylands, with the aim of preparing elements of influence ahead of the UNCCD COPs.

For its 6ᵉ edition, Désertif’actions will be held from 25 to 28 March 2026 in Djerba (Tunisia), and will be co-organised by CARI, UNCCD  and OSS, in partnership also with ACDD (Association Citoyenneté et Développement Durable) and WWF Afrique du Nord.