FAO Desert Locust Control Committee
| FAO Desert Locust Control Committee | |
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| Acronym: | DLCC |
| Website: | View URL |
| Geography | |
| Headquarter country: | Italy |
| Species purview: | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
| Categories | |
| Type: | Intergovernmental Organization |
| Focus: | Development, Management, Governance |
| Keywords: | Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences |
Related organizations
The following organizations represented on HopperWiki are associated with this organization:
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region
- Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region
- FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia
- FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases
- FAO Plant Production and Protection Division
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The DLCC serves as a global coordinating body under the supervision of the FAO Director-General, responsible for early warning, prevention, and management of desert locusts. As per Article VI of the FAO's organizational statute, the DLCC operates with voluntary contributions from member states. It serves as the primary platform for bringing together countries affected by locust infestations, donors, and other agencies to facilitate discussions and collaboration in desert locust management within the FAO framework.
The DLCC has 64 member states and three working languages, Arabic, English, and French. It functions as a global advisory body responsible for desert locust early warning, control, and emergency response. It provides guidance to the three FAO regional desert locust commissions: the CRC, SWAC, and CLCPRO. These commissions work in tandem with an interstate organization known as the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA). Together, they collaborate on developing a proactive control strategy by establishing independent national desert locust units and enhancing the surveying, control, reporting, training, research, planning, and safety capabilities of member countries. The DLCC and the regional commissions complement each other, aiming to implement a comprehensive global preventive control strategy that effectively reduces the frequency, duration, and severity of desert locust infestations while safeguarding food production and livelihoods.