About this Project
Status: Active
Operational Plan: 2019 - 2020
Issues
- Threats such as ocean warming, species shifts and disastrous events jeopardize the health of marine protected areas (MPAs), which are key to maintaining resilient oceans and coasts
- MPA managers need accessible, practical tools to support their adaptation planning and management efforts
Aim
- The CEC is supporting healthy, more resilient marine and coastal ecosystems by reinforcing the capacity of MPA practitioners to manage the impacts of global and regional changes
Deliverables
- Training coastal MPA practitioners in using the CEC’s climate adaptation toolkit
- Providing best-practice guides on integrating disaster risk reduction and nature-based solutions (e.g., blue carbon sinks) for flood and erosion control into coastal ecosystem planning and management
- Developing a collaborative plan for the North American MPA Network (NAMPAN)