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Project Overview
Project outcome
The Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon Demonstration
Project has improved the understanding
of carbon storage and sequestration, the
extent of these “Blue Carbon” ecosystems
in Abu Dhabi and the other Ecosystem
Services that they provide, within the limits
of a one-year long project. This scientific
foundation, along with a subsequent
policy and financial feasibility analysis,
was then used to identify options for
the incorporation of these values into
policy and management, in particular in
relation to sustainable ecosystem use,
their appreciation in the present and the
preservation of these services for current
and future generations. The results
highlighted the importance of access to up
to the most current data and information
and where such gaps were identified,
recommendations were made as to
priorities of how these could be filled.
Mangrove
Carbon
Seagrass
Carbon
Carbon Map
Ecosystem
Map
Ecosystem
Values
Options for
Blue Carbon
Action
Ecosystem
Services
Policy
Feasibility
Financial
Feasibility
Salt marsh
Carbon
Algal Mats &
Coastal Sabkha
Carbon
Project structure
The project was comprised of five
major components, each of which was
delivered by leading experts. It was
the first time such a variety of Blue
Carbon ecosystems had been assessed
and various components considered
comprehensively. The result was a
holistic assessment of Blue Carbon
Ecosystems in Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Blue Carbon
Demonstration Project is facilitated
by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Data
Initiative (AGEDI) and supported by
an expert team led by GRID-Arendal,
including UNEP, UNEP-WCMC, Forest
Trends, and a group of world-class
coastal carbon scientists.
Figure 1
The relation of project components
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