Climate Change Workshop in the Khomiin Tal Protected Area
A 2-day
workshop entitled “Integrating Climate change issues into Protected Area Management
Plans” was organized in Khomiin Tal, Zavkhan aimag, Durvuljin soum on 30 Sept and
1 Oct, 2023, which is renowned for its wild horses (Thaki).
Participants
of the workshop included PA staff and rangers from the western cluster, the aimag-level
Environmental and Tourism Department, and River Basin Authorities. The workshop
was financed by the GIZ SPACES project, collaboratively organized by MGM
campaign partners and initiated by Khomiin Taliin Takhi (KTT), a national NGO
and partner of MGM). People Centered Conservation (PCC), another MGM partner, facilitated
the event.
The workshop
participants were inspired by presenters and advisors such as Dr. Batjargal,
Dr. Davaa and Dr. Gombolkhuudev. Both
presenters and the participants discussed about climate change issues in the
western part of Mongolia and how adaptation measures could effectively and
efficiently be integrated into PAs management plans. One of the key outcomes was to increase the
collaboration among PAs and River Basin Authorities and to review and use the
studies and reports on climate change already developed by different agencies,
scientific organizations and projects.
By the end of
the workshop the participants enjoyed sightseeing in and around the Khomiin Tal
PA, watched wild horses and tasted wild seabucktorn fruit right from the bushes
near Zavkhan river.