- Design effective nature-based solutions for adaptation informed by climate risk assessment.
- Identify effective nature-based solutions and how they support adaptation to climate change.
- Monitor and evaluate the benefits of nature-based solutions for adaptation.
Belize City (March 12, 2024)
Several representatives from government and non-government organizations will participate in a training titled ‘Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Adaptation: Working with Nature to Adapt to a Changing Climate’ to be held March 18-20 at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel Tapir Room in Belize City.
The training has been developed as part of the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative and will be hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Belize.
As key collaborators on NbS for adaptation activities in marine and terrestrial protected areas, IISD and WCS Belize have invited partners and staff to attend the training to build on their knowledge and practical skills regarding NbS for adaptation. This will help to ensure the successful implementation of the CAPA initiative.
Through a series of presentations, interactive activities, and plenary discussions, participants will discover approaches they can take to ensure that the design and implementation of NbS for adaptation activities are nature-positive, gender-responsive and socially inclusive, and conflict-sensitive.
Country Director for WCS Belize, Nicole Auil Gomez noted that “In the face of climate change, harnessing the power of nature-based solutions is not just an option; it’s our imperative. We shall together explore innovative strategies for climate adaptation for protected areas supporting underrepresented groups women and youth.”
The training aims to provide a general overview of effective NbS for adaptation. Participants will learn about and discuss:
- What are effective NbS and how they support adaptation to climate change;
- How to design NbS for adaptation informed by a climate risk assessment;
- What the role of protected areas is in climate change adaptation;
- How to select and design NbS for adaptation that are gender-responsive and socially inclusive, and improve the adaptive capacity of underrepresented groups;
- What conflict-sensitive NbS for adaptation are; and,
- How to monitor and evaluate all benefits of NbS for adaptation.
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The event will bring together representatives from WCS Belize, Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve, South Water Caye, the Maya Forest Corridor, and the national government, all of whom play important roles in informing CAPA’s activities in Belize. It will end on Wednesday March 20th at 12:30 pm with the presentation of certificates of completion.
The Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative is a three-year project aimed at using nature-based solutions to strengthen climate resilience and protect biodiversity in and around protected areas in the Kavango-Zambezi and Greater Virunga landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa, and in Belize and Fiji. The CAPA Initiative is being implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the World Wide Fund for Nature, with funding support from Global Affairs Canada.
Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: 347-840-1242.