DCG has recently hired three coordinators for DCG Ethiopia, DCG Mali, and DCG Sudan. Coordinators from all four partner countries visited DCG Norway for a series of meetings the objective of which was to familiarize the new coordinators with DCG and discuss future activities. The main topics of discussion were: the action plans and documentation of results, the proposal for activities for 2006, the information action plan, the financial guidelines, and the UNCCD with a special focus on the upcoming COP7 meeting. During their visit, the new coordinators also had the chance to meet members of DCG Norway as well as collaborating researchers at NORAGRIC (Department of International Environment and Development Studies at the of Life Sciences). This week of meetings was a learning experience for both the coordinators and their colleagues in Norway thanks to a particularly active sharing of ideas and experiences.

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