Delegates of 179 members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification engage with local communities and business partners to find solutions for land degradation which affects half of world's population and creates poverty and mass migration.

The meeting in Mongolia is working to combat overall climate change

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification convened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Monday and runs through to Aug. 28 under the…