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Incorporating climate change issues within IW Marine Projects

Climate change issues should be reflected within a number of areas of an IW Marine Project, including:

  • Guiding principles for mainstreaming climate change in IW Marine projects;
  • Overall M&E Plan (results frameworks, indicators, reporting etc.);
  • TDA/SAP activities;
  • Ecosystem monitoring;
  • Climate change scenarios and linkages to marine ecosystems;
  • Demonstration activities within IW Marine Projects;
  • Stakeholder involvement in climate change adaptation;
  • Incorporating climate change in sustainability and replication strategies;

A number of GEF IW Marine projects have already included climate considerations into their activities including assessments of measures with regards to potential climate change. Of particular relevance is the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem. the MedPartnership, under aegis of which a complementary GEF project to incorporate climate variability and change in the implementation of the Mediterranean ICZM Protocol was developed.