By Louis de Briant ( September 9, 2026, 08:47 GMT | Comment) -- Agribusinesses and investors face continued uncertainty over global drought rules, after UN land talks in Mongolia in August pushed a decision on the issue to the next conference in 2028, exposing how geopolitical divisions are making environmental agreements harder to reach. US resistance helped to stall parts of the agenda, highlighting the vulnerability of consensus-based negotiations. The experience is pushing the EU to reconsider its diplomatic strategy ahead of November's UN Climate Change Conference, through deeper engagement with developing countries.Land-dependent businesses face continued regulatory uncertainty over how drought risks will be managed internationally, after countries again failed to agree on a global framework at the UN Desertification Conference, or COP17, held in Mongolia in August (see here)....
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