Defining The Challenge

1. Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Climate Change in National Poverty Reduction & Development Strategies

2. Defining The Challenge • Although there is some progress, BD and CC not well represented globally in PRSPs (in Viet Nam CPRGS), UNDAFs, other poverty reduction & development strategies

3. What is Happening Internationally? • Where considered, focus is on MDG 7 • Internationally, separate processes: IPCC, CBD • Some move on CC, but concerns not translated into actions

4. It is Our (the Environmental Community’s) Fault • The environmental community for too long has focused on the problems & on playing the blame game • The perception that saving BD or reducing the impact of CC is at the cost of development and involves reducing growth is the worst enemy of conservation actions • WE have failed to show how good environmental practice and development can work together

5. How can we make sure our voice is heard? • The key is to show how actions that save BD, adapt to and mitigate CC, contribute to, can be a catalyst for, growth and poverty reduction • We need to present the evidence to and use the language of the growth and development community: in Vietnam the targets are MoF, MPI, PM’s Office, PPCs

6. Actions to Sustain Ecosystems & Reduce Poverty • Analyse how CC adaptation and BD conservation contribute to poverty reduction • Show the economic benefits of BD and CC actions, based on long-term strategies • Link national and global environmental assets to the livelihoods of the poor

7. Actions to Sustain Ecosystems & Reduce Poverty (2) • Link to actions in key growth sectors such as tourism, industry, agriculture • Demonstrate how to move from growth at any cost to a balance between growth, equity and sustainability

8. Our Challenge: to all dance to the same tune!