Time Has Come To Say Goodbye To Single-Use Plastic, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Greater Noida on Monday. PM Modi will lay out plans to combat the phenomenon that is a threat to climate. Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is two-year term as the president of the COP.

India is hosting the 14th Conference of Parties (COP) at India Expo Mart Limited in Greater Noida. As many as 197 countries are expected to participate in the conference. The 14th session of COP will stress on three crucial issues- desertification, land degradation and drought.

Speaking ahead of the key convention, the Executive Secretary of UNCCD, Ibrahim Thiaw, said "good announcement" is expected from PM Narendra Modi on what India wants to do to fight desertification at the meeting. 

"The Prime Minister is expected to make his statement on Monday. I cannot tell you more. Please stay tuned. The Prime Minister will make his announcement. We are expecting a good announcement there," Thiaw was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Thiaw said "there is a big ambition that India has that they will address after the COP as part of their legacy to this entire process."

Ibrahim Thiaw said he expected the meeting to adopt a Delhi Declaration on combating desertification that will contribute to the Climate Action Summit in September.