Download Report_-_Session_1_E - biodiversity

Climate change is real
Biodiversity loss is real
Interlinkages
There is an interrelationship
between Biodiversity and Climate
change. Climate change is an
important cause resulting in
Biodiversity loss and in return,
Biodiversity loss and degradation
of natural habitats also result in
Climate change.
Impacts
Can be seen in forms of:
• Sea level rise
• Increased temperature
• Extreme weather events like droughts, heat waves,
typhoons, cyclones, heavy rains
• Many species go to extinct.
- Impacts: affecting directly livelihoods of human being
and threatening lives and sustainable development since
a basis for sustainable development are biodiversity and
climate.
D
Challenges
• Vietnam is one of countries that are worst hit by
global climate change and biodiversity loss in
the coming time. Regardless which scenario will
happen, impacts from Climate Change still
remain huge.
• It is a global issue so global solutions are
required.
• Coordination among stakeholders at all level on
a country and among countries and regions is
required….
Solutions
• Adaptation measures can not be delayed and
• More importantly, biodiversity loss should be curbed and
climate change should be mitigated.
• Integrated measures are required:
• - Awareness raising for involved stakeholders through
campaigns, information dissemination, to change attitude
and actions.
• Action: develop and implement concrete measures: e.g.
test, evaluate, and upscale (effective) models, hand-over
of technologies, support for policies or decision making;
international cooperation, etc.
For effective implementation of those measures, it
should:
• Get communities involved
• Proposed measures must be based on communities and
on bottom-up approaches.
• Proposed measures must be based on thorough
analysis of causes.
• Coordination among agencies and sectors at all levels
and all social strata: efforts of the Government and
environmental agencies are not enough. Efforts of
development agencies are needed...
• Integrate environmental consideration into SocioEconomic development of every country. Strategies and
solutions should be global.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy with priorities.
• Combine external and internal resources for effective
implementation.