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Upcoming Webinar: Connecting biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change in ecosystem assessments: from the IPBES Nexus Assessment to national ecosystem assessments

  • Event
  • 21 March 2025
  • 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
  • Zoom

Register for the webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HEhd9tejR3iqfvXYTIkArw

Click here to download the webinar concept note and agenda.

Proposed Agenda

TimeSessionModerator/Speaker
8′Welcome and Introduction to the Webinar

Webinar Housekeeping		Pratik Tandon
Communications Officer,
UNEP-WCMC

Mel Hanley
Events Coordinator,
UNEP-WCMC
8’Overview: IPBES and national ecosystem assessmentsClair Brown
Principal Technical
Specialist, UNEP-WCMC
10’Overview of response options from the Nexus AssessmentTiff van Huysen,
Head of the Technical
Support Unit for the nexus assessment, IPBES
5′Trialogue methodology in support of the IPBES uptake and its role in informing national actionsAlexandra Postrigan,
Partnership Development
and Facilitation Specialist,
UNDP
15′Nexus response through national ecosystem assessments:
(1) Malawi		Dr. Lilian Chimphepo, Co-chair of the Malawi
National Ecosystem
Assessment and Principal
Environmental Officer,
Environmental Affairs
Department, Ministry of
Natural Resources and
Climate Change,
Government of Malawi
10’Question & Answer SessionPratik Tandon
Communications Officer,
UNEP-WCMC
4′ClosingJuanita Chaves, Senior
Programme Officer,
UNEP-WCMC

The webinar aims to:

• Present the key findings of the IPBES Nexus Assessment regarding the
interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, and health in the context of climate change, and how these insights can translate into actionable strategies at the national level.

• Explore how the Nexus Assessment finding’s support national ecosystem
assessments by applying integrated response options presented in the Nexus Assessment.

• Discuss how national ecosystem assessments address biodiversity linkages and interdependencies with nexus elements.

• Reflect on key takeaways from the BES-Net Trialogue on how countries can use their enhanced understanding of the Nexus Assessment to inform national ecosystem assessments and broader national processes.

Additional Resources

Learn more about the response options from the Nexus Assessment
Download IPBES Nexus Assessment: Summary for Policymakers
Learn more about the IPBES Nexus Assessment