Global Mountain Governance: Importance for Building Synergies between Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

The event “Global Mountain Governance: Importance for Building Synergies between Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation” will take place on 23 October 2024 from 18.00 to 19.30 in the Blue Zone during CBD COP 16. This session will address the critical need to enhance regional mountain governance and further interregional cooperation, aligning biodiversity conservation efforts with climate change adaptation strategies.

Discussions will focus on creating a roadmap to the COP 30 in Brazil that aims to integrate biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation across different sectors and scales. With mountains hosting 50 percent of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and playing a key role in climate regulation, the event will analyse governance frameworks aimed at conserving these ecosystems.

This event is being organized by the Government of Colombia and the Andean Mountain Initiative.

Building Resilience: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Wildlife Conservation to Safeguard Vulnerable Mountain Species in Central Asia (UNEP’s CAMCA project)

How can biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management better anticipate climate change in planning, how ecosystem-based adaptation support measures through community engagement? This event will examine synergies at the local, national, regional levels, including to best development of NBSAPs other national strategic documents.

This side event will take place on 24 October from 10:10 in Cano Cristales – CEE Meeting Room Plaza One.

Cover image by Hector Ramon Perez.