Tine  Rossing,  UNDP  Knowledge  Manager,    BMUB/UNEP/UNDP/IUCN  Global  Mountain  EbA  Programme  October  9th,  CBD  CoP-­‐12,  Pyeongchang,  Republic  of  Korea  

   

SeLng  the  stage:  EbA  and  the  current  status  of  the  future  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  

What  is  Ecosystems-­‐Based  AdaptaRon?  

¨  “the  use  of  biodiversity  and  ecosystem  services    

¨  to  help  people  adapt  to  the  adverse  effects  of  climate  change”.    

¨  The  “sustainable  management,  conservaRon  and  restoraRon  of  ecosystems,    

¨  as  part  of  an  overall  adaptaRon  strategy  

¨   that  takes  into  account  the  mulRple  social,  economic  and  cultural  co-­‐benefits    

¨  for  local  communiRes”.    

The  ConvenRon  on  Biological  Diversity  (CBD):  

As  further  elaborated  by  Decision  X/33  on  Climate  Change  and  Biodiversity:  

EbA  –  Same,  same  –  but  different!  

EbA  

Biodiversity  conservaRon  &  ecosystems  restoraRon  

Disaster  risk  

reduc/on  

Capacity  building  

Gender-­‐sensi/ve  approach  

Governance  

 climate-­‐resilient  

Livelihoods  

Current  status  of  the  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  

 ¨  17  areas  with  poten/al  for  transformaRve  change  ¨  Serve  as  basis  of  discussions  for  SDGs  ¨  Will  be  trimmed  down  into  a  more  concise  document  

Dra_  SDGs  as  per  17  Focus  Areas  

1.  Poverty  eradica/on    2.  Sustainable  agriculture,  food  

security  and  nutri/on    3.  Health  and  well-­‐being    4.  Educa/on    5.  Gender  equality  and  

women’s  empowerment    6.  Water  and  sanita/on    7.  Energy    8.  Economic  growth    9.  Infrastructure  and  

industrializa/on    10.  Reduc/on  of  inequality  

11.  Sustainable  ci/es  and  safe  human  seTlements    

12.  Promote  sustainable  consump/on  and  produc/on    

13.  Climate  change  14.  Conserva/on  and  sustainable  

use  of  marine  resources,  oceans  and  seas    

15.  Ecosystems  and  biodiversity    16.  Peaceful  and  non-­‐violent  

socie/es,  rule  of  law  and  capable  ins/tu/ons    

17.  Means  of  implementa/on/Global  partnership  for  sustainable  development    

 

1.  SDGs  with  direct  links  to  EbA  

The  proposed  SDGs  include  two  goals  directly  focused  on  biodiversity:  

¨  Goal  14.  Conserve  and  sustainably  use  the  OCEANS,  seas  and  marine  resources  for  sustainable  development;  and    

¨  Goal  15.  Protect,  restore  and  promote  sustainable  use  of  TERRESTRIAL  ECOSYSTEMS,  sustainably  manage  forests,  combat  deser/fica/on,  and  halt  and  reverse  land  degrada/on  and  halt  biodiversity  loss  

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1.  SDGs  with  direct  links  to  EbA  (2)  

The  proposed  SDGs  include  1  goal  directly  focused  on  climate  change:  

¨  Goal  13.  Take  urgent  ac/on  to  combat  climate  change  and  its  impacts*  

¨  *The  text  clearly  acknowledges  that  the  UNFCCC  is  the  primary  interna/onal,  intergovernmental  forum  for  nego/a/ng  the  global  response  to  climate  change    

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2.  SDGs  with  indirect  links  to  EbA  

¨  The  POVERTY  goal  (Goal  1)  highlights  the  need  for  access  by  all  men  and  women,  par/cularly  the  poor  and  the  vulnerable,  to  land  and  natural  resources  

¨  The  FOOD  SECURITY  goal  (Goal  2)  promotes  resilient  agriculture  that  helps  maintain  ecosystems,  and  gene/c  diversity  of  seeds,  plants  and  animals,  with  equitable  benefits  from  the  use  of  gene/c  resources    

¨  Tthe  WATER  goal  (Goal  6)  seeks  to    protect  and  restore  water-­‐related  ecosystems,  including  mountains,  forests,  wetlands,  rivers,  aquifers  and  lakes.  

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3.  SDGs  with  untapped  links  to  EbA  

¨  Goal  3.  Ensure  healthy  lives  and  promote  well-­‐being  for  all  at  all  ages  

¨  Goal  5.  Achieve  gender  equality  and  empower  all  women  and  girls  

¨  Goal  8.  Promote  sustained,  inclusive  and  sustainable  economic  growth,  full  and  produc/ve  employment  and  decent  work  for  all  

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THANK  YOU!  

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