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PARCC Project Upcoming Meetings, Workshops and activities. Elise Belle, Protected Areas Programme, UNEP-WCMC. PARCC Meetings and Workshops. Upcoming activities.
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PARCC Project Upcoming Meetings, Workshops and activities Elise Belle, Protected Areas Programme, UNEP-WCMC
PARCC Meetings and Workshops PARCC Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change in West Africa
Upcoming activities • National workshops on linking climate and climatic variability to the health of particular species populations, in Francophone countries • Regional consultant to consolidate national studies on the links between PAs, climate change and communities • Integrated vulnerability assessments for the region detailing which PAs are most likely to be impacted by climate change, including a regional map of the PA network vulnerability, and a range of national maps PARCC Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change in West Africa
Upcoming activities (continued) PARCC Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change in West Africa • Updated report of the status of threatened species and vulnerability to climate change for West African species (IUCN GSP) • An assessment of PA coverage and connectivity for regionally important areas (forest, savannah, and desert) and maps to show the extent of possible transboundary PA or corridor • Review of possible options for managing PAs for climate change impacts, and PA financing mechanisms • Getting the updated METT with additional module on climate change endorsed at a higher level
Thank you for your attention! Elise.Belle@unep-wcmc.org PARCC Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change in West Africa