The goals and targets set forth in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework represent the minimum global effort required to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. Given that the KM-GBF will be primarily implemented at the national level, the country needs to ensure that National Biodiversity Action Plans (NBSAPs) are revised to include the highest level of ambition that allows for national circumstances to protect, conserve, and use biodiversity in a sustainable manner while also ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of its benefits.
The NBSAPs must be comprehensive, context-specific, and adopt a whole-of-society approach. They should integrate key issues to achieve resilience, such as disaster risk reduction (DRR), inclusiveness, gender equality, decent jobs promotion, sustainable production, participation and access to information.
This side event aims to review the experiences and lessons learnt in incorporating these key approaches, which will inform the process of updating the NBSAPs, based on the expertise of United Nations agencies involved in the United Nations Issue-Based Coalition*. The event will also feature insights from women, local communities and INdigenous Peoples, including perspectives from the Latin American Women’s Network for DRR and showcase the implications of biodiversity preservation on human mobility. Their viewpoints and lessons learned will be crucial for enhancing the strategies and plans.
Methodology
- Overview presentation (5mins): Introduction to the side event and a general overview of the importance of integrating resilience into NBSAPs.
- Panel discussion – in two rounds (35 minutes each/70 minutes in total):
- What are the lessons learned and the available tools for incorporating a comprehensive and resilient approach in national biodiversity conservation strategies and plans?
- DRR and Risk-Informed Approach: The role of ecosystems and NbS for DRR.
- Sustainable Agriculture Production
- Biodiversity, green Jobs and just transition
- SbNs and health
- Human mobility
- Meteorological data and forecasts for integrating climate resilience into NBSAPs.
2. What is the perspective of conservation guarantor communities on how these approaches are implemented?
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- Women’s Networks: Highlighting the role of women in local biodiversity conservation and resilience
- Indigenous Peoples: Showcasing indigenous and traditional practices and contributions to NbS for DRR.
- Youth and Community Groups / Migrant and forcibly displaced populations / Science / Private Sector / Local Level: Engaging in biodiversity and resilience efforts.
- Q&A Session (15 minutes): Open floor for questions and answers, encouraging interaction and deeper discussion on the topics presented.
Detailed Agenda
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Presentation of side event and general overview ppt
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General overview followed of 2 rounds of questions to 3 panelists (5’ each)
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General overview followed of 2 rounds of questions to 3 panelists (5’ each)
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Expected Outcomes:
- Increased understanding of the importance and methods of integrating resilience into NBSAPs.
- Enhanced visibility and recognition of indigenous and women's contributions to NbS.
- Present practical and local examples of the role of women, local communities, including forcibly displaced, in the preservation of biodiversity.
- Improved networking and collaboration among stakeholders in biodiversity, climate action and resilience planning.
Materials to be Socialized:
- Recommendations and guidance for governments on strengthening disaster risk reduction in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
- De las palabras a la acción – Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la RRD
- De las palabras a la acción - Using traditional and indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction.
- Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change, and conflict.
- Integrating migration in environment and climate change interventions.
- “Guardianes del Mangle” (Guardians of the Mangrove) - an example of how community groups, including forcibly displaced by armed conflicts, are working for the care and recovery of the wildlife and mangroves in Turbo, northern Colombia.
To effectively share these publications during the side event, QR codes would be created for each document and displayed on posters, handouts, and presentation slides to ensure they are easily accessible to attendees. Participants would be encouraged to scan the codes with their mobile devices to instantly access the materials.
Target Audience:
- National and local governments
- Indigenous peoples and community organizations
- Women’s networks
- Youth groups
- International organizations/NGOs
- Researchers and academics
*Host Organization: The Issue Based Coalition on Climate Change and Resilience (IBC-CCR). The IBC-CCR aims to enable United Nations agencies to work together to support a coherent and aligned implementation of the Global Agendas, including the 2030 Agenda, the UNFCCC including the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The following agencies form part of the Latin American and the Carribean IBC Regional Platform and have participated in the preparation of this concept note:
UNDRR & UNEP acting as co-hosts.
FAO
ILO
IOM
OMM
PAHO
PNUD
UNESCO
UNHCR
UNICEF
UN Women
WFP
Through the IBC agencies, consultations have already been initiated with the relevant ministries of the different countries to ensure their participation and support in the organization.
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Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction
Cheap, effective and scalable, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can help governments address the growing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, increased frequency of extreme weather and natural hazards as well as other human-made environmental disasters. Defined as actions that protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, NbS address many societal challenges while providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.
While support for NbS is growing around the world, uptake varies widely from region to region due to differing levels of economic development and funding, skepticism over evidence of long-term benefits and many other interconnected factors.
With this in mind, we developed this Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction guide. It offers practical, expert-informed guidance on setting up and implementing NbS, especially for disaster risk reduction (DRR), but also for climate change adaptation. Designed to help implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, this Words into Action guide will assist countries in advancing their national disaster risk reduction and climate strategies with ample evidence and practical examples of Nature-based Solutions that are already benefiting billions of people.
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Recommendations and guidance for governments on strengthening disaster risk reduction in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
The National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) updating process and subsequent implementation provides an opportunity to set national targets and measures addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline while enhancing synergies between biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation. The guidance " Recommendations and guidance for governments on strengthening disaster risk reduction in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). "is based on the understanding that taking care of nature, keeping ecosystems healthy, and conserving and sustainably using biodiversity are essential for ecosystems to perform functions that mitigate hazards, buffer disaster impacts, and increase climate resilience. This makes risk-informed and forward-looking approaches, which provide simultaneous benefits for biodiversity, ecosystem health, human well-being, and societal resilience, indispensable. Experiences in disaster risk reduction demonstrate that there is a wealth of knowledge, approaches, tools, and methodologies instrumental in reducing threats to biodiversity and meeting people’s needs. By combining measures from disaster risk reduction and biodiversity conservation tailored to specific contexts, it is possible to achieve multiple societal objectives and advance the mutual goals of the GBF, the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and other relevant frameworks.
This guidance will serve to integrate solutions to interconnected challenges, addressing interdependent drivers of risk such as climate change, land degradation, and socio-economic challenges. It emphasizes the importance of coherent, synergistic, and complementary implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the Sendai Framework. The recommendations promote achieving land degradation neutrality and using nature-based solutions or ecosystem-based approaches as effective, efficient, and inclusive options for increased resilience, providing multiple shared benefits for biodiversity, climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.
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Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change, and conflict.
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TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
The Words into Action: Using Traditional and Indigenous Knowledges for Disaster Risk Reduction guide argues that we need the space for traditional and scientific knowledge to co-exist. It gives guidance in translating the Sendai Framework into credible and implementable actions for DRR with a focus on the application of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledges. It outlines possible ways in which this knowledge can be used to reduce, prepare for and respond to disasters and provides a methodology to include aspects of Traditional Knowledge in decision-making.
It is also filled with practical guidance for stakeholders in the DRR community, including administrative bodies, disaster risk management professionals, local people and indigenous communities, among many others.
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United Nations Issue-based Coalition on Climate Change and Resilience
The IBC on Climate Change and Resilience (IBC-CCR) aims to enable United Nations agencies to work together to support a coherent and aligned implementation of the Global Agendas, including the 2030 Agenda, the UNFCCC including the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This IBC aims to strengthen and streamline inter-agency coordination and UN system accountability on Climate Change, Resilience, and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the regional and sub-regional levels.
The IBC-CCR supports this integrated approach for the implementation of climate change and resilience through joint programming, regional sectorial coordination mechanisms, intergovernmental processes, and knowledge exchange, and upholds the principle of “leaving no one behind” as a core approach that guides its work.
Notably, the group also serves as an entry point for the UN system at the regional and country levels to access general technical support on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resilience from the region, considering as well the need for an inclusive and green COVID-19 recovery.
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