UNCCD-SPI Session Report Time for Paradigm Shift in How We Transfer Knowledge? Making the Case for Translational Science and Public Engagement - Barron J. Orr The UNCCD Science-Policy Interface (SPI) - exploring the sustainable land management nexus among the Rio Conventions - Barron J. Orr A Method for Integrated Assessment of Vulnerability to Drought - Dr. Rajendra Prasad Pandey Monitoring & Evaluation Indicators in the UNCCD context - Sergio A. Zelaya The UNCCD At a Glance - Sergio A. Zelaya Monitoring Desertification After the AGTE - Alan Grainger The science of making land adapted to climate change – an attempted assessment - German Kust and Olga Andreeva The UNCCD and the DDD conference - Microsoft Concluding Statement