State-level multi-stakeholder meeting on Integrated Management Plans for Renuka Wetland and Pong Dam Lake in Shimla, 11 May 2023

11 May, 2023

A state-level multi-stakeholder meeting was held under the chairpersonship of the Member Secretary, Himachal Pradesh State Wetland Authority to review the integrated management plans (IMP) and budgets for Pong Dam Lake and Renuka Wetland. Site Managers presented the IMPs to representatives from departments of forest, fisheries, tourism, rural development, HPSPCB, HPSDMA, HPSBB, BBMB, Jal Shakti Vibhag, Animal Husbandry and knowledge partners (GIZ, WISA and WWF). Budgets, lead and supporting roles on joint management actions were agreed upon. HPSWA has also proposed District Wetland Committees in HP and presented its composition and terms of reference for discussion.

Integrated management planning for the two Ramsar Sites has been supported by the MoEFCC-GIZ Technical Cooperation project ‘Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection’, being implemented jointly in Himachal Pradesh with HPSWA and HPFD, with technical support of WISA.

State-level multi-stakeholder meeting in Shimla on 11 May 2023 ©WISA

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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

For more information contact: biodiv.india@giz.de