Activity 5: Assess adaptation options
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Below are the global and regional obligations in this activity:
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Component 1: Assess adaptation options in general
Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Select and identify priority adaptation activities based on agreed criteria: UNFCCC Decision 28/CP.7, 1 and UNFCCC Decision 28/CP.7, Annex (Guidelines for the preparation of national adaptation programmes of action) SEE COMMENTARY 1
Component 2: Assess adaptation options for protected areas
Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Provide opportunity for research for adaptive measures for protected areas to cope with climate change: UNFCCC Article 4.1(e), KP Article 11.2
Component 3: Assess adaptation options for coastal wetlands
Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Assess the feasibility of adaptation options for coastal wetlands in relation to climate change and sea-level rise scenarios: Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, 13 and Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, Annex (Principles and guidelines for incorporating wetland issues into Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) SEE COMMENTARY 2
- Review opportunities for the rehabilitation or restoration of degraded coastal wetlands: Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, 13 and Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, Annex (Principles and guidelines for incorporating wetland issues into Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) SEE COMMENTARY 3
- Consider the creation of additional constructed wetlands within coastal areas: Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, 13 and Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, Annex (Principles and guidelines for incorporating wetland issues into Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) SEE COMMENTARY 4
- Assess options for maximizing benefits of coastal wetlands in mitigating climate change and sea-level rise impacts: Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, 13 and Ramsar Resolution VIII.4, Annex (Principles and guidelines for incorporating wetland issues into Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) SEE COMMENTARY 5
Component 4: Assess adaptation options for coral reefs
Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Support research programmes that investigate management options for building resilience to mass coral bleaching on both short- and long-time frames: CBD Decision VII/5, 4 and CBD Decision VII/5, Annex I (elaborated programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity) SEE COMMENTARY 6
Indirectly relevant obligations and commitments
- Estimate the cost to implement the necessary activities to meet the targets of the programme of work on protected areas: CBD Decision VII/28, 10
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