INTEGRATING BIODIVERSITY & CLIMATE CHANGE IN ACTIVITY DESIGN

Hadas Kushnir (E3/FAB)Jonathan Cook (E3/GCC) Olaf Zerbock (E3/FAB)

• Gain a better understanding of how to integrate biodiversity and climate change when designing activities

• Learn from other missions about designing and managing integrated biodiversity-climate change activities

• Make connections with mission and Washington staff to facilitate advice and support on designing and managing integrated biodiversity-climate change activities in the future

SESSION OBJECTIVES

4:00 PM Session Introduction4:05 PM Presentation + Q&A4:20 PM Marketplace Introduction4:30 PM Round 14:45 PM Round 25:00 PM Round 35:15 PM Reflections & Wrap Up5:30 PM Close

AGENDA

SHOULD I INTEGRATE?

• Integration can amplify impact and sustainability ….• Or it can dilute results and complicate management • Should lead to improved, measurable results and

make the sum of an activity greater than its parts

INTEGRATION MODELS AND FUNDING SOURCES• Integration models

• Co-funded (or all three)• Single funding source with co-

benefits• Funding sources

• GCC-Adaptation: address impact of climate stressors on development priorities

• GCC-SL: reduce emission from deforestation and other land use activities

• Biodiversity: address most important threats to biodiversity

Nabin Baral, USAID

CO-FUNDING Used together, biodiversity and adaptation funds can address vulnerabilities and threats across different:

• Timescales• Geographies• Sectors

Biodiversity and sustainable landscapes funds can work across the landscape to reduce deforestation and maintain biodiversity.

SINGLE FUNDING SOURCE WITH CO-BENEFITS

• Biodiversity funding with adaptation or sustainable landscapes co-benefits

• Adaptation or sustainable landscapes funding with biodiversity co-benefits

• Indirect attributions

DESIGN ESSENTIALS

• Make good use of existing analyses• Think about timescales• Make smart site selections• Create multidisciplinary teams • Avoid stovepiping in the Results Framework • Use custom indicators• Focus on threats (BD/SL) CSAG for USAID, 2014

EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS• Ecosystem valuation for

decision-making • Integrated planning and

management • Governance, tenure and property

rights • Biodiversity and climate

monitoring • Sustainable agricultural practices • Ecosystem management and

restoration

Chemonics for USAID, 2011

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES AND BIODIVERSITY

• Connections may seem obvious, but focus on specific objectives and requirements

• Geographical priorities may not be identical (for carbon storage and biodiversity)

• Areas may not be a top priority for SL if there aren't deforestation threats (current and/or future)

• Not all biodiversity-related livelihoods activities make sense for SL (e.g. wildlife trafficking-related)

CONCLUSIONS

Kien Giang, Vietnam. Photo by Pakprim Oranop-na-Ayuthaya, USAID

MARKETPLACE SCHEDULE

Table # Round 1 Round 2 Round 31 Nepal Nepal West Africa2 West Africa Peru Peru3 Southern Africa Southern Africa Bangladesh4 Bangladesh Philippines Philippines

Nepal: BD/AD/SLWest Africa: BD/AD/SLPeru: BD/SLSouthern Africa: BD/AD/WASHBangladesh: BD/ADPhilippines: BD/SL

• What are one or two key lessons learned that came out of the discussion in your groups?

• What are some issues or questions that you still feel need to be discussed?

REFLECTIONS

• Write on index card with your name and mission– What type of support, if any, does your

mission need to design and implement integrated biodiversity and climate change activities?

CLOSING QUESTION

• Olaf Zerbock ozerbock@usaid.gov• Jonathan Cook jcook@usaid.gov• Hadas Kushnir hkushnir@usaid.gov

THANK YOU!