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SWAMP Toolbox: Training Materials on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Tropical Wetlands

The SWAMP Toolbox provides basic training materials on climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in wetland ecosystems. It covers global, national, and local perspectives, focusing on carbon reservoirs and beyond.

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SWAMP Toolbox: Training Materials on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Tropical Wetlands

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  1. Introduction. Slide 2 of 13 Contents • The purpose and scope of the toolbox? • Why tropical wetlands? • What is SWAMP? • The SWAMP Toolbox • The authors • Acknowledgements

  2. Introduction. Slide 3 of 13 Purpose and scope of the Toolbox • The purpose of the Toolbox is to provide basic training materials for academia, policy-makers, and practitioners on issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to be built around high-carbon reservoirs performed in wetland ecosystems • The scope of the Toolbox ranges from global, national through local perspectives. Although limited to climate change adaptation and mitigation it also discuss issues beyond carbon

  3. Introduction. Slide 4 of 13 Why Wetlands? • SWAMP concentrates its work on wetlands for two reasons: • Wetlands are important in the global C cycles • Very high C stocks, some of the highest on the planet • Highest land cover change/deforestation rates in the tropics, hence, GHG emissions • Wetlands provide numerous Ecosystem Services • Provisioning (food, fuel, fiber/wood) • Supporting (primary production of terrestrial and aquatic forms of lives, nutrient accumulation) • Regulating (climate, fresh water cycles, pollution control) • Cultural (aesthetic, recreational, educational, spiritual)

  4. Introduction. Slide 5 of 13 What is SWAMP? Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation Mitigation Program – a partnership between the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), USDA Forest Services, and Oregon State University – supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  5. Introduction. Slide 6 of 13 What is SWAMP? SWAMP Goal • The overall goal of SWAMP is to provide policy makers with credible scientific information needed to make sound decisions regarding the role of tropical wetlands in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. • To achieve this goal the program has been implemented in a multi-disciplinary fashion to respond to a variety of national and international needs.

  6. Introduction. Slide 7 of 13 What is SWAMP? SWAMP Objectives Quantify C stocks of representative tropical forested wetlands of the world Quantify greenhouse gas emissions from both intact wetlands and sites undergone land cover change Develop ecosystem modeling tools and remote sensing technology to scale up C measurements Quantify the role of tropical wetland systems in climate change adaptation and mitigation Build capacity of stakeholders through training and outreach activities in countries and relevant agencies

  7. Introduction. Slide 8 of 13 The SWAMP Toolbox Themes and Topics Authors Daniel Murdiyarso Randy Kolka Boone Kauffman Indroduction to SWAMP Toolbox Theme A: Wetlands and Climate Change Randy Kolka & Daniel Murdiyarso A1 – Wetlands in the UNFCCC processes Daniel Murdiyarso & Randy Kolka A2 – Wetlands in the IPCC processes A3 – Tropical wetlands for climate change adaptation and mitigation Daniel Murdiyarso & Randy Kolka

  8. Introduction. Slide 9 of 13 Theme B: Wetlands for Climate Change Adaptation B1 – Ecosystem-based adaptation Bruno Locatelli & Emilia Pramova The SWAMP Toolbox B2 – Mangroves forests for adaptation: potentials and vulnerability Emilia Pramova, Florie Chazarin & Bruno Locatelli B3 – Tropical peat swamp forests: Potentials for climate change adaptation Matthew Warren B4 – Wetlands and ecosystem services Richard MacKenzie & Matthew Warren Theme C: Wetlands for Climate Change Mitigation C1 – Reducing emissions and enhancing removals Boone Kauffman & Daniel Murdiyarso C2 – C-stocks assessment in tropical peat   swamp forest Boone Kauffman & Matthew Warren C3 – C-stocks assessment in mangroves Boone Kauffman & Daniel Murdiyarso C4 – Flux meansurements and net green house gas exchange Kristell Hergoualc’h & Richard Birdsey C5 – Remotely sensed assessment of tropical wetlands Erik Lilleskov, Belinda Margono & Laura Bourgeau-Chavez

  9. Introduction. Slide 10 of 13 The SWAMP Toolbox Theme D: Carbon Project Development in Wetlands Ecosystems D1 – Forest emissions reference level/ forest reference level (FREL/FRL) Daniel Murdiyarso, Martin Herold & Lou Verchot D2 – Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for wetlands Daniel Murdiyarso & Lou Verchot D3 – IPCC Emissions Factors and Activity Data for wetlands Randy Kolka & Lou Verchot Theme E: Beyond Carbon Richard MacKenzie & Daniel Friess E1 – Mangroves and Sea Level Rise E2 – Ecological mangrove rehabilitation Ben Brown

  10. Introduction. Slide 12 of 13 The Toolbox Authors

  11. Introduction. Slide 13 of 13 Acknowledgements • Blue Forests, Coastal Resources Group, National University of Singapore, Wageningen University Research, Michigan Tech Institute, and Seafdec Aquaculture Department Philippines through the direct and indirect involvement of Ben Brown, Robin Lewis, Dan Friess, Martin Herold, and Laura Bourgeau-Chavez respectively • US Agency for International Development (USAID) for the financial support for the implementation of SWAMP, including the production of this Toolbox

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