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Side Event #4475

Status: SCHEDULED

Date Wednesday
2022.12.14 @ 13:15
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Room Danube
510A
Capacity: 80 people
Conference WG2020-5 / COP-15 / CP-MOP-10 / NP-MOP-4
Meetings(s)
COP-15
Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Part Two)
Title Interconnecting UN action using biodiversity as the key
Hosts
UNU-EHS |
Topics
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Biodiversity for Development
Ecosystem Approach and Restoration
Aichi Biodiversity Targets
AICHI-TARGET-01
AICHI-TARGET-02
 

 

In an interconnected world, biodiversity is an essential factor across all UN agenda topics, including those on climate change, disaster risk, health and sustainable development. Just as the impacts are connected however, so are the solutions biodiversity can provide for global challenges when managed strategically.

With progress on preserving biodiversity struggling to achieve impactful progress, there is a gap between what the international system is providing, and what nations, organisations and communities need. There is a need to reduce this gap by working on the interconnected nature of risks, together. The United Nations System is already developing packages of solutions that aim to address multiple global challenges, using biodiversity as a key aspect. In this way, global frameworks can be better linked with the CBD in the way they should be, allowing decision-makers to better integrate their activities, resources and reporting on biodiversity with ongoing processes. 

The event will be organized in a talk show format, moderated by a young innovator and influencer, aiming to have a conversation and dialogue between the panelists, including several UN agencies working on the topics, and the audience. This will allow for an interactive and participatory discussion furthering the understanding around solutions, its challenges and opportunities. Panel members will shortly present on recent work to develop the concept of integrated solutions for adaptation and disaster risk reduction around biodiversity and how biodiversity conservation must be adapted, followed by a discussion on the common barriers and opportunities, culminating in recommendations for policy-makers on enhanced policy coherency, transparency and inclusivity.

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2021/2022 Interconnected Disaster Risks report

As climate change continues to accelerate and its impacts are increasingly felt, the challenges for disaster risk reduction in the future will only grow and be intensified by the impacts of nature and biodiversity loss. Solutions are already being implemented around the world to address risks, but interconnectivity is not yet placed at the heart of solution design and implementation. “Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2021/2022” by the United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) analysed 10 disasters from around the world, which were selected to be representative of a larger global issue, to identify shared root causes and drivers of disasters, and came up with eight solutions which can prevent or reduce a number of disaster risks: Let nature work (coexist with natural processes) Innovate (using new ideas) Work together (enhancing collaboration) Secure livelihoods (establish safety nets to protect people) Consume sustainably (modify our consumption patterns) Strengthen governance (increasing capacity of institutions) Plan for risks (being risk-aware in designing and building infrastructure) Boost early warning (enhancing our capacity to predict and communicate risks)

UNU-EHS_Interconnected_Disaster_Risks_Report_2022_LowREs_FINAL.pdf

Biodiversity, Let nature work, For nature, Disaster Risk, Interconnectivity  
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2021/2022 Interconnected Disaster Risks website

We live in an interconnected world. As we become increasingly connected across the planet, so do the risks we share. Discover the underlying causes that connect disasters and the solutions to manage them.

 
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Let Nature Work

Solutions that let nature work 🍃 include measures that harness nature’s processes to reduce hazards.

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