Demonstrate how lakes, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers serve as a unifying platform for implementing the Rio Conventions. Inland waters link biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, and land restoration, providing measurable outcomes across all three agendas.
November 13, 14:30 - 15:45
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (2022-2030) calls for restoration of 30% of degraded ecosystems, including inland waters. Under the UNFCCC, adaptation frameworks recognize freshwater and wetland systems as critical to resilience and mitigation. The UNCCD supports water-based land restoration as part of achieving land degradation neutrality. Despite these shared priorities, policy implementation remains fragmented. The session addresses how integrated inland water governance can operationalize synergies among the conventions and deliver co-benefits for people and ecosystems.
| Online or Recorded presentation from Lake Baikal Foundation | |
| Opening and setting the stage: Water as a Climate Connector: Why the green and the blue must come together | |
| Fire side Chat with representative of OECS, Indian Ocean Commission and Pacific Island Representation | |
| Closing Remarks & Summary |
