Ecosystem resilience to climate change at the land-ocean interface

Climate change Sea level rise, bleaching, storm frequency and intensity, acidification, habitat shift, etc

The Global Programme of Action

The challenge … To help governments build the resilience of coastal systems by developing, mainstreaming and implementing comprehensive, continuous and adaptive programmes of action

What have we learned?

Comprehensive … Set SMART targets for:  Nutrients – agriculture, sewage, atmospheric  POPs, Heavy metals and hydrocarbons  Litter  Radioactive waste  Sediment  Physical alteration and destruction of habitat

Continuing … Appropriately financed  Domestic revenue  Tariffs and taxes  Subsidies and MBIs  Bonds  Multilateral finance Reporting and accountability framework

Adaptive … Science-based Management monitoring Bio-physical monitoring Programmed reviews Structured and empowered governance mechanism

Ecosystem-based management Decentralize or coordinate? Involve municipal authorities Involve communities, non-governmental stakeholders Inter-agency responses

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