Calling for Nexus Approach: Introduction of the Flagship Programme on Climate, Ecosystems and Livelihoods

提倡综合途径:“气候、生态与生计”旗舰计划介绍（英文）

The United Nations Environment Programme（UN Environment） launched at the end of 2016 a decade-long（2016–2025） flagship programme on Climate, Ecosystems and Livelihoods（CEL）, with the aim to assist developing countries in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals（SDGs） and climate targets while protecting their ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of their people. The CEL programme is a major initiative supported by China and other developing countries to promote long-term South-South cooperation, led by the United Nations Environment Programme International Ecosystem Management Partnership（UNEP-IEMP）. This article presents the conceptual framework and implementation strategy of the CEL programme, which were proposed through consultations between UN Environment, Chinese and international experts. Within the conceptual framework, the CEL programme will 1） focus its work on the nexus of climate change, ecosystem services and sustainable livelihoods as the primary priority; 2） encourage cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder cooperation, enhance interdisciplinary research, and strive for breakthroughs that cross disciplinary boundaries; 3） provide four types of services and products—monitoring and assessment, capacity building, technology demonstration, and science for policy through mainly South-South cooperation; and 4） have far-reaching impacts on delivering SDGs and climate targets in vulnerable developing countries. The CEL programme is going to be implemented in a strategic way through a set of related projects and initiatives. More particularly, it will 1） focus on fragile ecosystems like drylands, mountains, river basins and coastal zones in Asia, Africa and other key regions along the Belt and Road, in the early stage and expand to include some other regions at a later stage; 2） take a three-phase approach, including Phase I, Kick-off（2016–2018）, Phase II, Development（2019–2021）, and Phase III, Scaling-up（2022–2025）; and 3） draw on the globally relevant knowledge, expertise and other resources of a substantial network of partners. So far, UNEP-IEMP has developed more than twenty projects and initiatives in the regions along the Belt and Road, especially in Africa and the Greater Mekong Subregion, which lay a solid foundation for the implementation of CEL programme in its first phase.

联合国环境规划署于2016年年底发起了为期十年的"气候、生态与生计"(CEL)旗舰计划(2016–2025年),以帮助发展中国家实现可持续发展目标及气候目标,同时保护生态系统并改善人口生计。该计划是中国和其他发展中国家支持的一项促进长期南南合作的重要行动,由联合国环境规划署国际生态系统管理伙伴计划(UNEP-IEMP)牵头实施。本文介绍了由联合国环境规划署、中国和国际等方面的专家共同讨论制定的CEL计划概念框架和实施战略。CEL计划的概念框架主要包括:1)把气候变化、生态系统服务与可持续生计的协同作用作为最优先工作领域;2)鼓励跨部门、多利益相关方的合作,促进跨学科研究,争取在学科边界上取得突破;3)主要通过南南合作开展监测与评估、能力建设、技术示范以及科学与政策衔接等活动;4)对脆弱发展中国家实现可持续发展目标和气候目标产生深远影响。CEL计划将通过一系列相关项目和行动来实施,具体来讲,主要采取以下战略:1)在初期阶段关注于亚洲、非洲以及"一带一路"沿线其他关键地区的旱地、山地、河流流域以及海岸带等脆弱生态系统,下一阶段再扩展到其他一些关注地区;2)十年期间分成三阶段实施,分别为启动(2016–2018年)、发展(2019–2022年)、提升(2022–2025年);3)建立广泛的伙伴网络,吸取全球相关知识、技能和其他资源。目前,UNEP-IEMP已经在"一带一路"沿线地区,特别是在非洲和大湄公河次区域开展了20多个项目及行动,为CEL计划第一阶段的实施打下了坚实基础。