Local contributions to the UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD

In this action research project, six non-governmental organisations from Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, the Netherlands, South Africa and Peru show how local initiatives on sustainable land use and water management contribute to the implementation of the Rio Conventions.

Based on practical examples of AEDES, CDP, EMG, FURARE, and Hope for the Horn, the project analyses the links between civil society initiatives and national and international policies related to climate change, biodiversity conservation and desertification. The project also presents a set of policy recommendations on a) the implementation of the Rio Conventions through local initiatives and b) the ways in which the Conventions can enhance the replication and up-scaling of such initiatives and thus improve the development and implementation of national policies related to the Conventions.

The final results of the project are expected to be available early next year.

This project was financed by the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment.

For more information please contact: Annelieke Douma, ad@bothends.org

Nieuwe Keizersgracht 45
1018 VC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 20 623 0823
Fax: + 31 20 620 8049
Website: www.bothends.org
Email: ad@bothends.org

AEDES: www.aedes.com.pe
CDP: www.cdpbd.org
EMG: www.emg.org.za
FURARE: www.laurajamieson.com/furare
Hope for the Horn