Forests and Water in Drylands : A Virtuous Cycle
The workshop will bring together countries and stakeholders from the region encompassing the whole Mediterranean to Central Asia to discuss the nexus forests - water - drylands. It is organized by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the UNECE Water Convention secretariat, in close cooperation with the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, the FAO Forest Conservation Team (FOMC) and the secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
| What | Europe, Workshop |
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| When |
Jul 07, 2011 03:00 PM
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Jul 09, 2011 01:00 AM |
| Where | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Contact Name | Margaret Muindi |
| Attendees |
First&foremost national policy makers,local authorities,landowners&managers,practioners&representatives of academia,research institutes,non-governmental&other international organizations. |
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The workshop is targeted to countries in the UNECE and the Mediterranean region - including North Africa and West Asia - having semi arid and arid forest cover. It is addressed to all those who are responsible for forest and water managements in dry regions: first and foremost national policy makers responsible for forestry, water and related ecosystems, but also local authorities, landowners and managers, practioners and representatives of academia, research institutes, non-governmental and other international organizations.
The workshop aims to:
- Present the functions of the forests in drylands, their specific relationship to water management as well as the challenges
- Elaborate on challenges/possible solutions, such as trade-offs between water use by trees in drylands, with decreased run-off and water availability for other land uses, and the environmental services and goods provided by forests and other wooded lands
- Exchange experience on forest and water management tools and policies that enhance both forests and water, including on management and adaptation measures under climate change
- Share experience and case studies of integrated management of forests and water in drylands
- Explore the potential and challenges of existing or future use of payments for ecosystems services (PES) in this area
- Identify areas of gaps and future work on forests and water in drylands.
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