Side event details

Overseas dialogue between the Caribbean, Europe and the Mediterranean - Building skills and knowledge to address climate change through wetland-based solutions

Linked to: Resolution XIV.17 The protection, conservation, restoration, sustainable use and management of wetland ecosystems in addressing climate change
 
Wetlands’ outstanding ability to mitigate climate change - from storing carbon and GHG emissions to preventing floods and conserving biodiversity - continues to be overlooked by influential societal actors around the globe. And yet, achieving healthier wetlands requires the collaboration and involvement of stakeholders from various domains and levels, from local to national and regional.
 
In this event, we will illustrate how three projects in different regions (‘Horizon RESTORE4Cs’ in Europe, ‘RESCOM’ in the Mediterranean and ‘Wise Use of Caribbean Wetlands for Climate Change Mitigation & Conservation of their Ecosystem Services in the Caribbean’) are helping mobilise and build the capacities of key players through regional initiatives, including the development of training programmes, joint monitoring schemes and the establishment of a Community of Practice for Wetland Restoration. 
 
By promoting interregional dialogue, this event will reflect on the multiple barriers, drivers and enablers of wetland restoration, including examples of policies and governance mechanisms, tools for supporting decision-making and identifying priority sites.

 

Overview

Wetlands as Nature-based Solutions for climate action (5’)

Building skills and knowledge: Trainings, monitoring and assessment tools and Communities of Practice (25’)

Breaking barriers: Policy, governance and tools for decision-making (20’)

Q&A and closing remarks (10’)
 
 
Organisers: 
 
IUCN ORMACC in cooperation with the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat:
- Wise Use of Caribbean Wetlands for Climate Change Mitigation & Conservation of their Ecosystem Services (IKI, International Climate Initiative)
 
MedWet:
- Horizon RESTORE4Cs project (Horizon Europe Climate programme)
- RESCOM project (FFEM, Mava Foundation, AFD)
 
Moderator: Santiago Suarez (MedWet)
Confirmed speakers: Melesha Gunning-Bahnhan (IUCN), Anis Guelmami (Tour du Valat), Marianne Courouble (Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium)

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