Incorporating EbA in the process of planning and management of national protected areas (NPAs)

Incorporating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in the process of planning and management of national protected areas (NPAs) in Peru

By ratifying the Paris Agreement, Peru made a commitment to implement its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which has a mitigation and adaptation component. Peru’s NDC adaptation priorities aim to reduce the vulnerability in 5 thematic areas: water, agriculture, forests, fisheries and aquaculture, and health. In that context, working with the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approach within the Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) is relevant, because it is directly related with the current NDC process being carried out.

Main tasks

• Stakeholder engagement: two national workshops with all Protected Area Managers, EbA training and joint consultation on potential concept notes to the GCF;
• International desk review of EbA best practices;
• Elaboration of a conceptual framework on EbA as well as national guidelines on Incorporation of EbA approach to NPA planning processes;
• Testing the guideline in four National Protected Area;
• Capacitate Protected Area Managers on identification and budgeting for EbA measures on their Protected Areas.

Main outputs

• Workshop and training material;
• Conceptual framework;
• Guideline on incorporation of EbA approach to NPA planning;
• Incorporation of Climate Change to Working Document 14;
• Guideline on how to best budget for EbA measures at national level.