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Title: Group 2: Siphandone Location: Main Room


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Group 2 SiphandoneLocation Main Room
  • Facilitators
  • 1. Mr. Martin Hollands
  • 2. Dr. Robert Mather
  • 1.Mr. Chanyuth Tepa
  • 2.Mr. Khamphay Luangath
  • 3. Mr. Lonkham Atsanavong
  • 4. Mr. Mark Dubois
  • 5. Mr. Phaivanh Phiapalath
  • 6. Mr. Prachith Noraseng
  • 7. Dr. Robyn Johnston
  • 8. Mr. Somany Phay

2
Siphandone
  • Mekong River 50 kms either side of Lao /
    Cambodian border

3
Siphandone
  • Braided river channel, islands, rapids,
    waterfalls and wetlands (gallery and flooded
    forest)

4
Intrinsic values
  • Species
  • Biodiversity of aquatic and animal species
  • Endangered fish species giant catfish, giant
    rays, Probarbis
  • Dolphins
  • Habitats
  • Wetlands flooded forest, gallery forest
  • Sand banks, sandy islands
  • Fish habitats rapids, deep pools, feeding
    habitats, breeding habitats
  • Dolphin habitat
  • Waterbird habitat Mekong wagtail and others
  • Migration paths
  • Variety of ethnic groups with - social and
    cultural values

5
Use values
  • Fish for food
  • Role in mitigating natural disaster
  • Livelihood and economic values
  • Tourism / ecotourism dolphins, landscapes,
    waterfalls
  • Agricultural values
  • Ecosystem services
  • Provisioning flood protection / water
    management
  • Nutrient recycling
  •  Spiritual cultural values.
  • NTFPs traditional medicines

6
Development pressures and trend (non CC)
  • Population increase, urbanisation, migration
  • Tourism development
  • Hydropower
  • Rural electrification
  • Infrastructure (roads etc)
  • Economic development integrated markets, higher
    demand for resources
  • Impacts on equality?
  • Decentralised governance increased
    participation, changes in legal framework eg
    fisheries law bans certain gear including li
    traps
  • Technological change new ways of doing things
  • Agricultural change (irrigation, plantations,
    chemical use, livestock replacing fish)
  • Land use change (conversion of natural systems
    forest cover change)
  • Mining
  • Copper / gold upstream Savannakhet
  • Bauxite on Bolavens Plateau (which catchments?)
  • Increase in conservation zones Ramsar sites,
    World heritage sites, national parks

7
Values under threat
  • Dolphins
  • Fish and fish migration
  • Waterbirds
  • Deep pools
  • Medicinal plants
  • Flooded forests / gallery forest
  • Hydrological change

8
Values under threat - example
  • Dolphins
  • tourism (positive through awareness negative
    through stress)
  • hydrodam division of population into two
    sub-groups decline of fish population
  • flow changes deep pools
  • water pollution - bioaccumulation of toxic
    chemicals pesticides / mining wastes
  • inbreeding depression
  • conservation policy and institutions

9
Impacts of CC on values
  • Wetlands and water birds
  • Fish and fish migration
  • Forests and wildlife

10
Impacts of CC exampleFish and fish migration
  • Change in magnitude, pattern, variability
  • To increase affect breeding, reproduction,
    feeding magnitude of impacts not well known
  • Fluctuation / variability may affect more
    sensitive species
  • Change in species distribution new species
    viable in the area

11
Integrated planning
  • Should be led by provincial government
  • Work through existing national climate change
    office link to provincial level is through
    provincial environment office encourage use of
    Siphandone as pilot area
  • MRC Climate Change initiative and BDP sub-area
    studies
  • Direct engagement with provincial / district
    governments
  • Existing programs
  • ADB NRMPE (production efficiency)
  • agrobiodiversity initiatives (TABI, UNDP/FAO)

12
Priority actions
  • Payment for environmental services
  • Infrastructure and development projects need to
    pay for loss of food and biodiversity
    (appropriate substitution and offsets)
  • Agricultural production central to adaptation
    increase agricultural productivity to reduce
    pressure on natural systems

13
Priority actions
  • Knowledge and information
  • Information centre for Siphandone
  • Studies on fish migration, interaction between CC
    and other values
  • Knowledge network (linking local and scientific
    info)
  • Capacity building
  • Traditional spiritual and cultural values and
    knowledge

14
Priority actions
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Participatory identification of monitoring
    indicators eg Tai Bann / Salaphoum
  • Participatory learning and action
  • LEADS TO
  • Knowledge based local economy
  • LEADS TO
  • Community adaptation to local climate impacts

15
Priority actions
  • Legislation and regulation
  • Designate for World Heritage and/or Ramsar
  • Fisheries law
  • Strengthen EIA and SEA capacity and
    implementation
  • Clear demarkation of dolphin conservation zone
    and fish protected areas
  • Fisheries co-management regulations
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