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THE WIN-WIN WORKSHOP Achieving National and Sectoral Development Priorities Through the Use of Environmental Outlooks and Improved MEA Implementation

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THE WIN-WIN WORKSHOPAchieving National and Sectoral Development Priorities Through the Use of Environmental Outlooks and Improved MEA Implementation

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Rationale for this Workshop

• Regarding MEA implementation…..

“Tendency not to take on a specific MEA and due to perception it belongs to a single Ministry and not relevant to others”

“What is the national development plan and how does the MEA fit into this. Need to show that the MEA fits into the plan and is not additional work.”

“They need to highlight what the national benefit is of the MEAs. The minister needs to see how and why it is good for the country”

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Rationale for this Workshop• Regarding Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting…

“They are not useful because by the time the documents is compiled and published the information is old, no longer relevant”

“Knowledge is required to change culture…How will my livelihood be impacted by the change in the environment?

“The best type of information in these reports are best practices. This makes it real for the decision makers, otherwise the information is intangible”

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#1 Clarify Focal MEAs, Status and

Linkages with Development

Priorities

#2 Identify Synergies

Among Focal MEAs

#3 Articulate Desired Future

Outcomes

#4 Identify Portfolio of

MEA Policies for Achieving

Future Outcomes

MEA Outcome Planning

#6 Prepare MEA Policy

Planning Brief

Tool #1: MEA Priorities Mapping using Ecosystem - Wellbeing Linkages [Day 1 am/pm]

Tool #2: MEA Synergy Mapping using DPSIR Analysis[Day 2 am]

Tool #3: Setting the Challenge Scenario[Day 2 pm]

Tool #5: Policy Stress Testing using Existing Scenarios [Day 3 pm]

Tool #4: Policy Mapping and Back-casting[Day 3am]

Tool #6: Policy Planning Brief[Day 4 am]

IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING

#5 Assess Risks and

Opportunities and Improve and Adapt as

Necessary

Workshop Agenda

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SESSION 1Demonstrating the Relevance of MEAs to National and Sectoral Priorities Using Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA) Tools

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Breakout Group Discussion [30 min]

• Task #1: Share an example with your colleagues of how an MEA was demonstrated as relevant to national and/or sectoral development priorities.

• Task #2: Discuss how environmental data and analysis played a role or could have played a role in the demonstration of relevance.

Identify a note-taker and document at least two case examples on an individual flipchart paper. Be prepared to present your cases in plenary.

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Tool #1Priorities Mapping

Using ecosystem services / human wellbeing linkages from the IEA toolkit to map the connections between MEA commitments and national and sectoral priorities

National or Sectoral

Development Priority

HumanWellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

RelevantEcosystem

Services(from MA List)

State ofEnvironment

Aspect of MEA

MEADevelopment

Priority

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Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being

• Ecosystem services are the benefits that people gain from ecosystems

• A change in an environmental state can impact on a range of ecosystem services

• A change in an ecosystem service can in turn, impact on various aspects of human well-being

• These impacts can be identified with an ecosystem services and human well-being framework

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Millennium Assessment Framework

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Millennium Assessment Framework

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Millennium Assessment Framework

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Types of Ecosystem Services (MA 2003)Category Service Description

Provisioning • Food and Fibre • This includes the vast range of food products derived from plants, animals, and microbes

• Fibre • Materials such as wood, jute, hemp, silk, and many other products derived from ecosystems.

• Fuel • Wood, dung, and other biological materials serve as sources of energy.

• Genetic Resources • This includes the genes and genetic information used for animal and plant breeding and biotechnology.

• Biochemicals, Natural Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

• Many medicines, biocides, food additives such as alginates, and biological materials are derived from ecosystems.

• Ornamental Resources

• Animal products, such as skins and shells, and flowers are used as ornaments, although the value of these resources is often culturally determined.

• Freshwater • Freshwater is another example of linkages between categories—in this case, between provisioning and regulating services.

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Types of Ecosystem Services - continuedRegulating • Air Quality

Maintenance• Ecosystems both contribute chemicals to and extract chemicals from the

atmosphere, influencing many aspects of air quality.

• Climate Regulation • Ecosystems influence climate both locally and globally.• For example, at a local scale, changes in land cover can affect both

temperature and precipitation. At the global scale, ecosystems play an important role in climate by either sequestering or emitting greenhouse gases.

• Water Regulation • The timing and magnitude of runoff, flooding, and aquifer recharge can be strongly influenced by changes in land cover, including, in particular, alterations that change the water storage potential of the system, such as the conversion of wetlands or the replacement of forests with croplands or croplands with urban areas.

• Erosion Control • Vegetative cover plays an important role in soil retention and the prevention of landslides.

• Water Purification and Waste Treatment

• Ecosystems can be a source of impurities in freshwater but also can help to filter out and decompose organic wastes introduced into inland waters and coastal and marine ecosystems.

• Regulation of Human Diseases

• Changes in ecosystems can directly change the abundance of human pathogens, such as cholera, and can alter the abundance of disease vectors, such as mosquitoes.

• Biological Control • Ecosystem changes affect the prevalence of crop and livestock pests and diseases.

• Pollination • Ecosystem changes affect the distribution, abundance, and effectiveness of pollinators.

• Storm Protection • The presence of coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs can dramatically reduce the damage caused by hurricanes or large waves.

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Cultural Cultural Diversity The diversity of ecosystems is one factor influencing the diversity of cultures.

Spiritual and Religious Values

Many religions attach spiritual and religious values to ecosystems or their components.

Knowledge Systems Ecosystems influence the types of knowledge systems developed by different cultures.

Educational Values Ecosystems and their components and processes provide the basis for both formal and informal education in many societies.

Inspiration Ecosystems provide a rich source of inspiration for art, folklore, national symbols, architecture, and advertising.

Aesthetic Values Many people find beauty or aesthetic value in various aspects of ecosystems, as reflected in the support for parks, “scenic drives,” and the selection of housing locations.

Social Relations Ecosystems influence the types of social relations that are established in particular cultures. Fishing societies, for example, differ in many respects in their social relations from nomadic herding or agricultural societies.

Sense of Place Many people value the “sense of place” that is associated with recognized features of their environment, including aspects of the ecosystem.

Cultural Heritage Values Many societies place high value on the maintenance of either historically important landscapes (“cultural landscapes”) or culturally significant species.

Recreation and Ecotourism

People often choose where to spend their leisure time based in part on the characteristics of the natural or cultivated landscapes in a particular area.

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Example Impact Pathway Diagram

Change in Lake Water Quality

• Food – a change in the magnitude of fish catches

• Freshwater – a change in the quantity of drinking water of an acceptable quality

A. Impact on Ecosystem Services?

B. Impact on Human Wellbeing?

C. Cost or Benefit?

• Basic material -Sufficient nutritious food

• Health –access to clean air and water

• Cost of food substitute or import

• Loss of income from commercial fishing

• Increased health costs

• Increased water treatment costs

Other pathways…

Change in Coastal Water

Quality • Cultural – a change in the ability of the reef to provide recreation and eco-tourism opportunities

• Livelihoods – of local residents

• Health – of local residents that snorkel or dive the reef for recreation

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Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Pressures: overfishing, coastal runoff, disease and bleaching events

State: Degraded reef system

Potential Impacts:

• Loss of natural coastal protection

• Ability of the reef to recover from natural disasters or infestations

• The ability of islands residents to provide food through fresh fish could be negatively affected because the numbers and composition of fish species has declined

• The ability of Discovery Bay to provide recreation benefits to residents and tourists

• The impact on human well-being can be through changes to the livelihood of local fishers, degraded recreational opportunities and tourism revenue, as well as human health impacts through reduce food security

World Resource Institute, 2010

Caribbean Environment Outlook

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Tool #1Priorities Mapping

Using ecosystem services / human wellbeing linkages from the IEA toolkit to map the connections between MEA commitments, national and sectoral priorities

National or Sectoral

Development Priority

HumanWellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

RelevantEcosystem

Services(from MA List)

State ofEnvironment

Aspect of MEA

MEADevelopment

Priority

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Step #1: Identifying Human Wellbeing Aspects

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Flourishing Tourism Sector

Livelihoods

Opportunity to express and observe cultural and spiritual values associated with ecosystems

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Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment

Aspect of MEA

Step #2: Identifying Ecosystem Services

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Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment Aspect of the

LBS

Food (fish) Quality of Coastal Environment (control, prevent and reduce pollution of marine coastal environment)

Genetic resources

Ornamental resources

Storm protection

Recreation and tourism

Education

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment

Aspect of MEA

Step #3: Identifying Linkages Between Human Wellbeing and Ecosystem Services

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Flourishing Tourism Sector

Livelihoods

Opportunity to express and observe cultural and spiritual values associated with ecosystems

Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment Aspect of the

LBS

Food (fish) Quality of Coastal Environment (control, prevent and reduce pollution of marine coastal environment)

Genetic resources

Ornamental resources

Storm protection

Recreation and tourism

Education

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment

Aspect of MEA

Step #4: Compile data on current status, trends and scenarios for human wellbeing aspects and ecosystem services

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National or Sectoral

Development Priority

Human Wellbeing Aspects

(from MA list)

Flourishing Tourism Sector

Livelihoods

Opportunity to express and observe cultural and spiritual values associated with ecosystems

Relevant Ecosystem

Services(from MA List)

State of Environment Aspect of the

LBS

Food (fish) Quality of Coastal Environment (control, prevent and reduce pollution of marine coastal environment)

Genetic resources

Ornamental resources

Storm protection

Recreation and tourism

Education

Step #4: Compile data on current status, trends and scenarios for human wellbeing aspects and ecosystem services

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Step #5: Develop compelling narrative demonstrating the importance of MEA commitments to national development priorities

Importance of MEA Commitment to National Development Priorities

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Breakout Group Exercise #1 [75 min]

• Step #1: Identifying Human Wellbeing Aspects.

• Individually, pick a priority/goal from your national development plan and complete the Priority-Wellbeing worksheet provided [10 min]

• Discuss your results with your table colleagues and refine your worksheet as necessary. [5 min]

• Step #2: Identifying Ecosystem Services.

• As a group, determine the two primary states of the environment that your Table MEA addresses and complete the Environmental State-Ecosystem Services worksheet provided. [15 min]

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Breakout Group Exercise #1• Step #3: Identifying Linkages Between Human

Wellbeing and Ecosystem Services• As a group, describe how each of the ecosystem services

help support each of the wellbeing aspects identified for your national priority. Are some links stronger or more direct than others? [15 min]

• Step #4: Compile data on current status, trends and scenarios• Individually, review the relevant environmental reports and

national statistics for your country and extract any relevant information to help describe the state, trends and future projections of the ecosystem services that were linked to the national priority you identified in Step #1. [10 min]

• Share what information you found with your table colleagues and discuss if you found what you were looking for [5 min]

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Breakout Group Exercise #1• Step #5: Develop compelling narrative

demonstrating the importance of MEA commitments to national development priorities

• Individually, write a one paragraph briefing note communicating to your Prime Minister how your focal MEA is important to the achievement of specific national development priorities, incorporating any environmental data and projections you were able to find. [10 min]

• Have your colleague to your right review your briefing note and revise as needed. [5 min]

Decide as a group who will present their briefing note in plenary and share the experience (what worked and what did not) of using the MEA Priorities Mapping Tool

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Tool #1: MEA Priorities Mapping