Enhancing Knowledge on EbA at Decision-Making Level

Adaptation Knowledge Day IV6 June 2013 Thursday

Bonn, Germany

Batu UpretyNepal

E-mail: upretybk@gmail.com

Climate Adaptation: High Priority for Nepal

• Climate change is affecting people, communities, economic sectors and ecosystems

• Nepal's NAPA has 9 priorities and about 75% of Nepal's NAPA priorities could be implemented using EbA approach

• EbA approach has been started• CC Policy and LAPA provides

additional opportunities to manage ecosystems

EbA Approach in Action

• Global Flagship Project – develop tools• NCCS Programme – LAPA implementation• NAPA ecosystem restoration (EbA) Project• Urban EbA Project in Asia (Nepal) – urban-rural

linkages

Knowledge Gaps

• Low level of understanding on ecosystems, services and social & economic values

• Ecosystem services considered 'natural gift' and 'free of cost'

• Low level of understanding on nature and quality of ecosystem services and their use for human well-being

• 'Loose' understanding of biodiversity – mostly flagship wild animals

• Value of flagship species realised

Knowledge Gap ...

• Non-appreciation of ecosystem/biodiversity conservation priorities

• Lack of convincing information on economics of best practices and ecosystem services

• Little knowledge on biodiversity values outside the protected areas

• Lessons of EbA approach

Difficulty to influence non-biologists to use EbA approach at different levels

Bridging the Gap

• Nepal overcome challenges as per NAPA priorities• Developing operational definition of biodiversity• Repackaging information on EbA approach• Expanding use of EbA approach at 'functional

level'• Influencing decision-making through proper

communication• Demonstrating, in economic term, ecosystem

services enjoyed by urban and rural people • Sharing lessons on 'what worked' and 'what did

not'