Presidential Decree No. 46/14 approving the National Action Programme to fight Desertification (PANCOD). Country/Territory Angola Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 38. Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Water Keyword Climate change Policy/planning Environmental planning Desertification Disasters Water shortage/drought Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Presidential Decree, consisting of 4 articles and 1 Annex, approves the National Action Programme to fight Desertification (PANCOD). This Programme, consisting of 11 Sections (in the Annex), establishes a social participatory process, through public consultations, to define the objectives and actions to be taken in the framework of this programme. The aim of this programme is to reduce poverty and social inequality, to wide in a sustainable way the productivity of regions subject to droughts and soil degradation in order to preserve, conserve and promote the sustainable use of natural resources, to fulfil the commitment of the UN Convention on the Fighting to Desertification (UNCCD). Geographical maps of vulnerable areas are specified in the text. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implemented by Presidential Decree No. 150/19 creating the National Coordination Committee for the Implementation of the National Action Programme to Combat Desertification (CNC-PANCOD). Legislation | Angola | 2019 Keyword: Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Policy/planning, Environmental planning, Desertification, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX