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Batu Uprety Nepal E-mail: upretybk@gmail

Enhancing Knowledge on EbA at Decision-Making Level Adaptation Knowledge Day IV 6 June 2013 Thursday Bonn, Germany. Batu Uprety Nepal E-mail: upretybk@gmail.com. Climate Adaptation: High Priority for Nepal. Climate change is affecting people, communities, economic sectors and ecosystems

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Batu Uprety Nepal E-mail: upretybk@gmail

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  1. Enhancing Knowledge on EbA at Decision-Making LevelAdaptation Knowledge Day IV6 June 2013 ThursdayBonn, Germany BatuUprety Nepal E-mail: upretybk@gmail.com

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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'

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