High-level panel session Systems Approaches

The Global Water Partnership Mediterranean (GWP-Med), WINZ and Nature Conservancy, convenes a High-Level Segment, "Fostering adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the freshwater- coastal- marine ecosystems continuum: Leveraging opportunities and mobilizing finance for resilient and net-zero development" to discuss the relevant approaches to foster adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the freshwater- coastal- marine ecosystems continuum.

The restoration of springs, riverbanks and other wetlands support the targets of several agendas simultaneously: water, climate, desertification, biodiversity, disasters. Could the recovery of riverbank and spring vegetation be a global goal for water-related climate adaptation?

The high-level panel will examine how water is being mainstreamed in climate commitments and being used as a connector across the three Rio Conventions and across sector strategies and plans at the country level. The perspectives of Parties to the Paris Agreement will be shared as well as those of the donor and development communities to showcase lessons learned and experiences in helping to integrate sustainable water resources management and water services in national plans, strategies and project pipelines for actionable NDCs. Mobilizing finance for implementing the NDCs will also be discussed within the context of the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG).