Decentralisation and Sustainable Resources Management in West Africa: A Line of Action for Revisiting National Action Programmes

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) places desertification control in a holistic approach of environmental and development issues.1 For this reason, the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) adopted the convention as a relevant tool for curbing poverty and promoting sustainable development in countries affected by desertification and drought(UN 2002, para. 7, 41).