Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- The past two weeks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, have brought climate, land and biodiversity issues close to the business agenda, as governments, investors and companies gathered for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17.

The meeting, which ran from August 17 to 28, also provided a glimpse of what the 2026 "triple COP" year could mean for companies as environmental negotiations move from land to biodiversity and finally climate.

Kenya participated in discussions on drought resilience, land restoration and financing. For Kenya, the issues negotiated in Ulaanbaatar touched agriculture, livestock, tourism, water, infrastructure and finance.

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) estimates t...