Eco-DRR Newsletter Issue 176: Eco-DRR headlines at the World Conservation Congress 2016

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Issue 176 - September 5 - 9, 2016

Newsletter on ecosystems-based risk reduction and climate change adaptation

Eco-DRR headlines at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016

Held once every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) brings together several thousand leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, indigenous peoples, business, and academia, with the goal of conserving the environment and harnessing the solutions nature offers to global challenges. As the Conference wraps up week-long events, here are some initial highlights related to Eco-DRR:

Island Resilience Initiative- President H.E. Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr of Republic of Palau announces a new initiative that enables island states such as Palau to strengthen resilience against climate change and extreme events through sustainable ecosystem management. Read more
NI4Biz Training Course launched - Available now online, this training course raises awareness of the business sector of the multiple benefits of investing in natural infrastructure, such as wetlands for waste water treatment and flood mitigation.Read more
New book by PEDRR on “Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and adaptation in practice” launched. Read more
Protected Planet Report 2016 launched - Protected Areas demonstrated to increase the resilience of vulnerable human communities. Read more
New coalition to scale up private conservation investment. Read more
Bonn Challenge approaches target to restore 150 million hectares of degraded lands with a new initiative in 10 countries to accelerate community-driven restoration projects and support South-South cooperation. Read more
Training on Eco-DRR“Towards a new win-win approach: biodiversity conservation for disaster risk reduction”, which encouraged participants to design creative solutions to reducing disaster risk Read more

Scientific Corner
The Power of Three: Coral Reefs, Seagrasses and Mangroves Protect Coastal Regions and Increase Their Resilience

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Results of this study demonstrate the importance of taking integrated and place-based approaches when quantifying and managing for the coastal protection services supplied by ecosystems. Read the complete paper

Featured Blog
Integrating Environment into recovery and reconstruction

The Green Recovery & Reconstruction: Training Toolkit for Humanitarian Aid (GRRT) developed by WWF and the American Red Cross promotes environment compliant practices for sustainable post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. The Toolkit illustrates the role of ecosystems in recovery and reconstruction through ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and disaster risk reduction. To read the blog and click here To read more about the training tool kit

Events
International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions

The 10th European Mountain Convention will take place in Braganca, Portugal from 5-7 October 2016. Thematic topics include a focus on mountain, forest and wetland ecosystems and its resilience Read more

Intern- Nature-Based Solutions
Organisation: IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Closing Date: 16 September 2016

Project Manager
Organisation: ADPC - Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Closing Date: 30 September 2016

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Intern - Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment
Organisation: UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Bonn, Germany
Closing Date: 16 September 2016

Lead Consultant for Baseline Study on Disaster Recovery
Organisation: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Closing Date: 19 September 2016