civilization. Not being able to properly sustain has caused some civilizations to decline in the past. Land is taught to
be vast, but in reality, little to that thought is true. Instead land is very limited and must be used wisely. Food
shortage have played a key role in the down of many empires. Currently more than one hundred million acres of
land that otherwise could be used for farming, cannot be used. This is the result of over farming. Currently in places
such as Kenya, yield of crops have gown down due to land degradation. Many areas in Africa rely on food from land
that is degrading, meaning that they must suffer more, as …show more content…
Since 2012, the UN Reducing Emissions through
Deforestation and Degradation has given more than 18 million dollars to regions and countries who requested.
In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development met in Rio. In this meeting,
agenda 21 was passed which had a goal of “international agreements which respect the interests of all and protect
the integrity of the global environmental and developmental system” This resolution proclaimed that humans are the
main concern for sustainable development and that environmental protection should be counted.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) “The Future We Want” was a
conference that in order for developing countries to accomplish sustainable development, resources and money must
be sent and used wisely. In this conference, many nations also agreed to set up an international process which will
“assess financing needs, consider the effectiveness, consistency and synergies of existing instruments and
frameworks, and evaluate additional initiatives, with a view to preparing a report proposing options on an …show more content…
Committee: Food And Agriculture Organization
Topic: Sustainability And Resiliency
Country: Russian Federation
In 2015 the Russian Federation and the United Nations Development Programme signed a partnership that
would allow the “implementation of development projects in other countries.” Later that year, the Russian
Federation and the United Nations Development Programme signed an agreement which created the Russian
Federation - United Nations Development Programme Trust Fund for Development. The fund started off with 25
million from Russia over the course of four years
Possible Solutions
The Russian Federation proposes that more efficient systems of irrigating be implemented around the
world, which would help areas that produce agriculture. One example of a more advantageous system of irrigation
would be to use the only the amount of water necessary when watering plants. The Russian Federation also supports
working with NGOs such as The World Wide fund for nature to furthermore spread awareness of dreadful effects of
deforestation and land