India calls for drought resilience over drought response at UNCCD COP17
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told the UNCCD COP17 ministerial dialogue in Ulaanbaatar on 25 August 2026 that drought must be managed as a predictable, preventable risk.
Summary
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav addressed the Ministerial Dialogue on 'Accelerating Drought Resilience' at the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 25 August 2026. Yadav said drought should be treated as a predictable and preventable risk, not a recurring disaster, and urged a shift from reactive relief to technology-enabled resilience. He described India's early warning, satellite drought assessment, ridge-to-valley watershed programmes and crop insurance, and summed up India's approach as 'restore the forest, before the flow'.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 25 Aug 2026, UNCCD COP17, Ulaanbaatar
- Session
- Ministerial Dialogue on 'Accelerating Drought Resilience'
- Speaker
- Bhupender Yadav
- Message
- Drought is a predictable, preventable risk
- Slogan
- 'Restore the forest, before the flow'
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At UNCCD COP17 on 25 August 2026, India's Environment Minister addressed a ministerial dialogue on which theme?
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Correct answer: A — Accelerating Drought Resilience
Bhupender Yadav addressed the Ministerial Dialogue on 'Accelerating Drought Resilience' in Ulaanbaatar, calling drought a predictable, preventable risk.