The Generic Drylands Mainstreaming Guidelines have been developed by the UNDP-DDC in close collaboration with the UNEP and UNDP/Global Environment Facility (GEF) Global Support Unit. This document provides broad generic steps for mainstreaming environment and drylands issues into national development frameworks, as well lessons drawn from various countries on environment and drylands mainstreaming.

Knowledge management and the Environment includes climate change, desertification, soil salination, urban waste, air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Also of interest to this group is knowledge that transforms environmental challenges into sustainable employment and income generating opportunities. The KM & the Environment SIG is based on
track 3 of KMAfrica2009.