Abstract:

This national action plan was developed through a series of multi-stakeholder consultative workshops with representations from national, regional and international biodiversity organizations. The goals, objectives and actions outlined in this action plan are based on the threats (observed and predicted) and gaps identified by various working groups, stakeholder meetings and survey 2010 results. Actions proposed are proactive steps to reduce the vulnerability of biodiversity and livelihoods to changing climate. The overall goal of this action plan is to enable persistence of biodiversity to adapt to climate change, reduce vulnerability from its impacts, and promote sustainable utilization of biodiversity to engender socio-economic development of the country.