freshwater supporting community-based as environmental degradation. mitigation Transboundary periphery of a protected ecosystems; coordination conservation activities opportunities Landscape will area or sensitive ecosystem activities; from Lake Malawi to Improvements to the for a changing implement could adopt that would 3.3.2 Enhance Mount Mulanje to the preservation of protected climate activities that reduce their risks to climate enabling environment Medium-term Nyika Plateau. areas (terrestrial or enhance the change. Activities that focus on Low When Not applicable for biodiversity (0-10 Years) freshwater) supply an avenue government coordination of biodiversity supporting the conservation and activities The Department of for government officials or civil management of Fund programs that help conservation at community devolution of management of include National Parks and society organizations to conservation communities adapt to and district levels and power to local terrestrial and implementing Wildlife already implement measures that will areas and increasingly severe wildfires empower local communities government freshwater sustainable works alongside mitigate the impact of climate sensitive and means to mitigate their and private sector offices and ecosystems; biodiversity NGOs, Interpol, and change on sensitive ecosystems that formation. stakeholders to engage in organizations, activities, other international ecosystems. would be at-risk wildlife management may insist that 3.3.3 Improve adopting new government agencies from direct and Examine existing have their effectiveness at equivalent biodiversity approaches to and organizations to The introduction of sustainable indirect impacts biodiversity assessment risk due to likelihood of financial conservation through combating reduce wildlife crime. livelihoods that generate of climate change work plans and past increased drought resources training, utilization of wildlife crime, This department also income for communities and promote assessments to determine conditions that will impact follow the science, technology, and includes a Wildlife in/around protected areas sustainable the level of climate change livelihoods in rural forested devolution of and information for implementing Crime Investigations provides a means for livelihoods that integration and examine communities that will stress powers to effective decision income Unit. communities to have more would produce recommendations. the impact of coordination ensure local making and generating financial security during and diverse means of and local empowerment offices can sustainable opportunities after drought conditions and income Include climate risk efforts as new demands for respond to the in in/around severe weather events. generation for management language in economic growth are put impacts of protected areas; protected communities solicitations and awards. on forested areas. severe areas. of negative weather 3.3.4 Implement climate change events. sustainable terrestrial impacts around
freshwater ecosystems; 3.3.2 Enhance enabling environment for biodiversity conservation and management of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems; 3.3.3 Improve biodiversity conservation through training, utilization of science, technology, and information for effective decision making and sustainable in protected areas; 3.3.4 Implement sustainable terrestrial supporting coordination activities; Medium-term (0-10 Years) activities include implementing sustainable biodiversity activities, adopting new approaches to combating wildlife crime, and implementing income generating opportunities in/around protected areas. community-based conservation activities from Lake Malawi to Mount Mulanje to the Nyika Plateau. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife already works alongside NGOs, Interpol, and other international government agencies and organizations to reduce wildlife crime. This department also includes a Wildlife Crime Investigations Unit. as environmental degradation. Improvements to the preservation of protected areas (terrestrial or freshwater) supply an avenue for government officials or civil society organizations to implement measures that will mitigate the impact of climate change on sensitive ecosystems. The introduction of sustainable livelihoods that generate income for communities in/around protected areas provides a means for communities to have more financial security during and after drought conditions and severe weather events. mitigation opportunities for a changing climate Transboundary Landscape will implement activities that enhance the government management of conservation areas and sensitive ecosystems that would be at-risk from direct and indirect impacts of climate change and promote sustainable livelihoods that would produce diverse means of income generation for communities of negative climate change impacts around periphery of a protected area or sensitive ecosystem could adopt that would reduce their risks to climate change. Fund programs that help communities adapt to increasingly severe wildfires and means to mitigate their formation. Examine existing biodiversity assessment work plans and past assessments to determine the level of climate change integration and examine recommendations. Include climate risk management language in solicitations and awards. Activities that focus on coordination of biodiversity conservation at community and district levels and empower local communities and private sector stakeholders to engage in wildlife management may have their effectiveness at risk due to likelihood of increased drought conditions that will impact livelihoods in rural forested communities that will stress the impact of coordination and local empowerment efforts as new demands for economic growth are put on forested areas. Low When supporting the devolution of power to local government offices and organizations, insist that equivalent financial resources follow the devolution of powers to ensure local offices can respond to the impacts of severe weather events. Not applicable
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