Ecosystem conservation for climate change adaptation in East Africa
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £287,759
WHERE Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi
Summary
The roles and needs of ecosystems are integrated in national policies and plans for climate-change adaptation in four countries in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot.
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, BENEFIT SHARING, LIVELIHOODS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POLICY, GENERAL MEASURES, GOODS SERVICES, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, IN SITU, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
NBSAP, PROTECTED AREAS, MONITORING, PARTICIPATORY, CEPA, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi
Project Outputs
1. Awareness of EbA raised and implementation capacity built within government and civil society.
2. National partnerships built for effective implementation of EbA.
3. Improved information and quantitative evidence of the benefits to be derived from ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in four countries.
4. Experience and best practice examples and guidance on the successful application of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation widely disseminated and contributing to regional and international climate change processes, specifically the CBD and UNFCCC.
