TY - JOUR
T1 - Combating desertification in central Asia
T2 - finding new ways to regional stability through environmental sustainability?
AU - Cardesa-Salzmann, Antonio
N1 - This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Chinese Journal of International Law following peer review. The version of record, Cardesa-Salzmann A. Combating desertification in central Asia: finding new ways to regional stability through environmental sustainability? Chinese Journal of International Law. 2014 Apr 3;13(1):203-231, is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmu002.
PY - 2014/4/3
Y1 - 2014/4/3
N2 - This article appraises the Central Asian Countries' Initiative on Land Management (CACILM) as an innovative experience of regional cooperation to implement the Convention on Desertification. Despite high initial expectations, the actual implementation process has suffered drawbacks. The Central Asian countries' commitment and capacity to sustain this process depends heavily on international support. Moreover, the process' low political profile and the weak capacities of the Central Asian authorities to engage in meaningful transnational cooperation are significant hurdles to be tackled. At the same time, national and regional efforts to combat soil degradation and desertification have not yet been properly mainstreamed with other more consolidated processes for the sustainable management of natural resources, such as the IFAS. It is argued that this may be a possible solution for the future of CACILM.
AB - This article appraises the Central Asian Countries' Initiative on Land Management (CACILM) as an innovative experience of regional cooperation to implement the Convention on Desertification. Despite high initial expectations, the actual implementation process has suffered drawbacks. The Central Asian countries' commitment and capacity to sustain this process depends heavily on international support. Moreover, the process' low political profile and the weak capacities of the Central Asian authorities to engage in meaningful transnational cooperation are significant hurdles to be tackled. At the same time, national and regional efforts to combat soil degradation and desertification have not yet been properly mainstreamed with other more consolidated processes for the sustainable management of natural resources, such as the IFAS. It is argued that this may be a possible solution for the future of CACILM.
KW - international enviromental law
KW - UN Convention to Combat Desertification
KW - regional integration
KW - Sustainable Development
KW - sustainable rural development
KW - sustainable land management
KW - central asia
UR - https://academic.oup.com/chinesejil
U2 - 10.1093/chinesejil/jmu002
DO - 10.1093/chinesejil/jmu002
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 203
EP - 231
JO - Chinese Journal of International Law
JF - Chinese Journal of International Law
SN - 1540-1650
IS - 1
ER -