Cambodia: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop
13 September 2023 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:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2023 | 7:45 - 8:00 | Welcome and Registration | Mr. Pech Moran and Ms. Leakhena, NatureLife Cambodia |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 8:00 - 8:05 | Introductory Remark | Mr. Bou Vorsak, Chief Executive Officer, NatureLife Cambodia |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 8:05 - 8:25 | Welcome Remarks | Ms. Jyotsana Varma, Country Director, Cambodia Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 8:05 - 8:25 | Ms. Jennifer George, Chief Executive, East Asia-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 8:35 - 8:40 |
Group Photo Participants and organizers at the Regional Flyway Initiative workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 wetland... |
Duncan Lang |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 from... |
Ding Li Yong |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 9:40 – 10:00 | Workshop Survey | Cynthia Layusa, RFI Coordinator, EAAFP Secretariat |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 Ecosystem... |
Stefano Barchiesi |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 13:30 - 14:30 | Breakout Session 1: Reviewing the Boundaries of the Nine RFI Wetlands in Cambodia | BirdLife International and RFI Team |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 14:45 - 17:00 | Session 3 – Wetlands Ecosystem Services Assessment for the RFI Sites in Cambodia | BirdLife International and RFI Team |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 and... |
Radhika Bhargava |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 services... |
Stefano Barchiesi |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 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 withthe Toolkit for Ecosystem... |
Evelyn Piña-Covarrubias |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 17:00 - 17:20 | Closing Day 1 | |
| 13 Sep 2023 |
Workshop Photos Photos during the Regional Flyway Initiative workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, including the stakeholders' consultation atBoeung Prek Lapouv (Sarus Crane... |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2023 | 8:00 - 8:30 | Welcome and Registration | Mr. Pech Moran and Ms. Leakhena, NatureLife Cambodia |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 8:30 - 12:00 | Breakout session 2: Preliminary Scoping Appraisal | BirdLife International and RFI Team |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 13:30 - 14:00 | Breakout Session 3: Preliminary Scoping Appraisal | BirdLife International and RFI Team |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00 |
Wetland Stakeholder Analysis [Available in Khmer] Wetland stakeholder analysis involvesmapping of the differentstakeholders and their rolesin wetland management and explores the... |
Billy Fairburn |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee break | |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 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 management... |
Billy Fairburn |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 17:00 - 17:20 | Summary and Synthesis of the Workshop | Mr. Duncan Lang, Asian Development Bank and Dr. Yong Ding Li, BirdLife International |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing Remark | Dr. Srey Sunleang, Deputy Director General, GDNPA |