Series: ADB Data Room: Regional Flyway Initiative Cambodia: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop 13 to 14 September 2023 Phnom Pehn, Cambodia Workshop objective: To strengthen the capacity of wetland managers, policymakers, and conservation practitioners for sustainable wetland management through an in-depth understanding of wetland ecosystem services and how to assess them. This training workshop will enable the Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) and wetland stakeholders in Cambodia to continue Phase 2 of the RFI’s development, with a focus on capacity building. The ecosystem service assessment process is expected to involve stakeholder consultation and engagement that will help gather consensus on site boundaries for priority wetlands in Cambodia, habitat types, provision of ecosystem services, drivers of change, and addressing challenges at the site level. Target audience: wetland managers from the priority wetland sites, conservation practitioners, and policymakers Program and Learning Materials 13 September 2023 14 September 2023 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 7:45 - 8:00 Welcome and Registration Mr. Pech Moran and Ms. Leakhena, NatureLife Cambodia 8:00 - 8:05 Introductory Remark Mr. Bou Vorsak, Chief Executive Officer, NatureLife Cambodia 8:05 - 8:25 Welcome Remarks Ms. Jyotsana Varma, Country Director, Cambodia Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank 8:05 - 8:25 Ms. Jennifer George, Chief Executive, East Asia-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat 8:25 - 8:35 Opening Remark Dr. Srey Sunleang, Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Natural Protected Area (GDNPA), Ministry of Environment, Kingdom of Cambodia 8:35 - 8:40 Group Photo Participants and organizers at the Regional Flyway Initiative workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 8:40 - 9:40 East Asian-Australasian Flyway - Regional Flyway Initiative Overview [Available in Khmer] This presentation provides an overview of the Regional Flyway Initiative which aims to mobilize $3 billion of investment in… Duncan Lang 8:40 - 9:40 Regional Flyway Initiative Priority Site Selection Process: A Focus on Cambodia [Available in Khmer] This presentation explains the process of identifying the Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) priority wetland sites in Cambodia… Ding Li Yong 9:40 – 10:00 Workshop Survey Cynthia Layusa, RFI Coordinator, EAAFP Secretariat 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break 10:15 - 11:00 Introduction to Ecosystem Services [Available in Khmer] This presentation introduces the key concepts of ecosystem services and assessment that can contribute to better biodiversity… Kelvin Peh 11:00- 12:00 Introduction to Ecosystem Service Tools [Available in Khmer] This presentation discusses the various tools used in ecosystem services assessment such as Rapid Assessment of Wetland… Stefano Barchiesi 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 - 14:30 Breakout Session 1: Reviewing the Boundaries of the Nine RFI Wetlands in Cambodia BirdLife International and RFI Team 14:30 - 14:45 Coffee Break 14:45 - 17:00 Session 3 – Wetlands Ecosystem Services Assessment for the RFI Sites in Cambodia BirdLife International and RFI Team 14:45 - 17:00 Carbon Biomass Estimates using Remote Sensing [Available in Khmer] [Available in Khmer] This presentation gives an overview of the storage, emissions, and sequestration of carbon in forests… Radhika Bhargava 14:45 - 17:00 Coastal protection and water-related services: preliminary results [Available in Khmer] The preliminary results of the site-based and modelling-based assessments of coastal protection and water-related ecosystem… Stefano Barchiesi 14:45 - 17:00 Introduction to the Preliminary Scoping Appraisal of the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment [Available in Khmer] This presentation elaborates the preliminary scoping appraisal for ecosystem services of wetlands with the Toolkit for… Evelyn Piña-Covarrubias 17:00 - 17:20 Closing Day 1 Workshop Photos Photos during the Regional Flyway Initiative workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, including the stakeholders' consultation at Boeung Prek Lapouv (Sarus… Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and Registration Mr. Pech Moran and Ms. Leakhena, NatureLife Cambodia 8:30 - 12:00 Breakout session 2: Preliminary Scoping Appraisal BirdLife International and RFI Team 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 - 14:00 Breakout Session 3: Preliminary Scoping Appraisal BirdLife International and RFI Team 14:00 - 15:00 Wetland Stakeholder Analysis [Available in Khmer] Wetland stakeholder analysis involves mapping of the different stakeholders and their roles in wetland management and… Billy Fairburn 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break 15:15 - 17:00 Regional Flyway Initiative Capacity Needs Assessment [Available in Khmer] Capacity needs assessment of the Regional Flyway Initiative priority wetland sites looks at the different scales of… Billy Fairburn 17:00 - 17:20 Summary and Synthesis of the Workshop Mr. Duncan Lang, Asian Development Bank and Dr. Yong Ding Li, BirdLife International 17:20 - 17:30 Closing Remark Dr. Srey Sunleang, Deputy Director General, GDNPA Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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