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Wetlands International - Response
Chris Baker
Head of Wetlands and Water Programme
The Netherlands
Who we are
Our long-term vision is that wetlands and water
resources are conserved and managed for their
full range of values and services, benefiting
biodiversity and human well-being.
VALUES
In carrying out our work through all our
offices and with partners, we maintain the
following core values:
• Our work is globally relevant
• Our work is based on sound science and
incorporates traditional knowledge
• We work through partnerships and with a
wide range of sectors
• We respect traditional values
• We work in a transparent and accountable
way
Current Activities
Some Key Initiatives
• Support for the Himalayan Initiative through application of the Asian
Wetland Inventory approach and stakeholder-led catchment
management in Bhutan, China, India and Nepal (EU Asia Pro Eco)
• Integrated management of wetlands in Ruoergai Plateau and Altai
Mountains to support biodiversity conservation and sustainable
development (EU-China Biodiversity Programme)
• Management strategy and action development, (various Indian
State governments):
– Wular Lake
– Loktak Lake
– Rudrasagar Lake
• Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (USAID)
• Central Asian Flyway interim coordination (LNV, CMS)
Regional Cooperation
KYRGYZSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
TURKMENISTAN
CHINA
Yellow R.
AFGANISTAN
Brahmaputra R.
NEPAL
PAKISTAN
BHUTAN
IRAN
BANGLADESH
• Support to development of Himalayan Initiative
INDIA
MYANMAR
• Regional analyses
– Capacity building needs
• Regional tools - Himalayan Wetland Inventory
Integrated Water Resource Management
• Policy analysis and synthesis
– Catchment, sub-basin level
• Capacity building
– Awareness raising - local community and government levels
– Technical - water managers
• Knowledge development
– Peatland – river flow relationships
– Basin – lake relationships
• Planning and decision-support
– Linking environmental flows to socio-economic evaluation
– Water infrastructure scenario analysis
Livelihoods
• Knowledge development
• Community consultation
• Socio-economic analysis
• Integration into wetland planning and
management
Climate Change
• Evaluating
– Impact on wetlands
– Wetlands as carbon
stores
– Wetlands as tools to
support community /
ecosystem resilience
Waterbird Flyways
• Support to establishment of Central Asian Flyway
– Central Asian Flyway Action Plan for Migratory Waterbirds
and their Habitats
• Coordination of International waterbird census
• Coordinating activities of avian influenza task force
Management and restoration
• High altitude peatland
restoration; e.g. Ruoergai
marshes
• Wetland management
planning; e.g. Wular Lake,
Loktak Lake
• Support to site designation
Future plans and response
Priorities : Regional Cooperation
• Himalayan Initiative
– Database methodologies on Himalayan Wetlands
– Mechanisms and facilities for cooperation, networking and
capacity building
– Improve knowledge of climate change impacts and of adaptation
responses
– Devise and promote best practices on Himalayan wetlands
management
– Develop participatory CEPA programmes
– Develop policy support for implementation of wetland
conservation
• Support establishment of permanent Central Asian
Flyway coordination
• Support establishment of strategy for avian influenza
Priorities: National and site level
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Maintain and develop existing programmes
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Promote wetland restoration and management
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Develop and promote tools and guidelines
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Assessment of inter-linkages of livelihood systems within wetlands ecosystem services
Guidelines to manage peatlands for carbon storage
Reduced impact grazing management and peatland rehabilitation techniques
Investigate options for carbon funds to support conservation of peatlands
Demonstrate livelihood support / improvement / diversification at community level
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Selection of priority basins
Development of integrated management plans and implementation support
Capacity building of wetland managers
Establishment of Ruoergai Marsh Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
E.g. ecotourism, sustainable grazing
Promote sustainable incentive schemes
Monitoring
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Establishment of Peatland Assessment and Monitoring Programme
Maintain and develop the International Waterbird Census
Partnership
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Improve linkages
– Knowledge – practice – policy
– Existing networks / initiatives “wetlands” – “mountains” [ICIMOD]
• Regional
• International
– Coordination and linkage to regional processes
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Knowledgebase development [ICIMOD and partners]
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Corridors and linkages – landscape approach
Agriculture and biodiversity
Livelihood – wetland relationships
Community based management
PES
Developing / sharing best practice - Evidence based
Broaden partnership [ICIMOD?]
– Development agencies
– Private sector
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Influencing policy development and implementation
– Development sectors
– Based on evidence
Thanks!