OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
STRATEGIC INTENT 2020-2030
Healthy Wetlands
Reduced societal conflict and displacement from wetlands We will in particular strive to resolve situations where deterioration of wetlands - caused by upstream abstraction, climate change or population growth - contributes to loss of livelihoods, human displacement, conflict and migration. Where necessary, we will use peacebuilding and conflict resolution measures to address imbalanced power relations between stakeholders, building capacity for vulnerable and marginalised people to defend their rights to water and wetland resources.
Wetland habitats and functions safeguarded and restored We aim to help conserve a
For this period, we are orientating our work to achieve three, interconnected global impacts: healthy wetlands, resilient wetland communities, and reduced climate risks. Our vision, targets and strategic interventions are organised in three streams: Coasts and Deltas, Rivers and Lakes, Peatlands. We measure our progress across these three streams according to the following three interconnected global impacts and six outcomes.
Over 2020-2030 Wetlands International aims to safeguard and restore tens of millions of hectares of wetlands, bringing multiple returns for nature and people. Our theory of change encapsulates the three main phases of our work: to inspire, mobilise and upscale. These are the key ingredients of our organisational strategy for the period 2020-2030.
selection of the most intact wetland ecosystems and restore others within a full range of wetland types across the world. We also aim to restore other freshwater systems, peatlands, deltas and coastal ecosystems for their intrinsic, cultural and ecosystem-service values. We will prioritise ecological networks that connect landscapes, such as flyways and swim-ways.
UPSCALE
MOBILISE
Reduced Climate Risks
Wetland species recovered Building on our long track record for waterbird
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conservation, we will contribute to the conservation of wetland biodiversity by working on selected flagship species and groups of species linked to specific habitats.
INSPIRE
Wetland carbon stores secured and enhanced We aim to bring wetlands into activities to adapt to
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We translate science into policy and practice We demonstrate innovative solutions We show where the key wetlands are and how they are thriving or threatened We train practitioners and support decision makers We build alliances around compelling landscape visions and global goals We create enabling policy and investment environments We unlock finance for wetlands
and mitigate climate change, which is otherwise a threat to the integrity of all wetlands. Improving the condition of peatlands, river systems and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds will also reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases and return many to their role as carbon sinks.
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Resilient Communities
HEALTHY WETLANDS
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Mobilise •
Water and food secured for wetland communities We aim to prevent further
RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Wetland Nature-based Solutions integrated into infrastructure developments
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wetland loss and degradation that undermines the natural productivity and water storage capacities of peatlands, floodplains, mangrove forests, deltas and lakes. We aim to improve and diversify the livelihoods of people dependent on wetlands, and promote best practices in agriculture and aquaculture, integrating wetland values into the local economy.
We aim to steer urban water infrastructure investment and land use planning towards using wetlands to meet challenges such as water insecurity and flooding that are conventionally addressed by civil engineering - an approach that often causes further loss and deterioration of wetlands.
REDUCED CLIMATE RISKS
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Wetlands International Annual Review 2023
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