Developing a Climate Co-benefit Assessment Methodology for Wetlands: An Expert Consultation

26 Apr, 2023

An expert consultation on ‘Developing a climate co-benefit assessment methodology for wetlands’, was organised on 26 April 2023 in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Dr Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, Joint Secretary, MoEF&CC. The consultation focused on the exchange and stock-taking of existing wetland carbon storage studies in India including mangroves, seagrasses and inland wetlands. Discussions also revolved around assessing and measuring climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction benefits of wetland conservation.

In terms of methodology’s scope, the results of the assessment will help leverage climate finance for the restoration and management of wetlands, as well as promote the integration of wetlands into the sectoral climate change mitigation and disaster management plans. Moreover, capturing the benefits of wetlands in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation will contribute to strengthening the implementation of Amrit Dharohar – a government initiative to conserve wetlands aimed at building societal resilience.

The expert consultation received significant contributions from the panel discussions with representatives of the MoEF&CC (Wetlands Division), state wetland authorities, institutions, and technical agencies.

Expert consultation on Climate Co-benefit of Wetlands, 26 April 2023, ©GIZ

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About the project

The Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection project aims to strengthen the institutional framework and capacities for an ecosystem-based integrated management of wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) in India. Four Ramsar sites have been selected as pilot sites under the project: Pong Dam and Renuka Lake in Himachal Pradesh, Bhitarkanika Mangroves in Odisha, and the Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The project is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in close cooperation with the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA). This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag. Read More

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