Potential for carbon finance in the land use sector of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region

  • 01/12/2009

  • ICIMOD

Adaptation and mitigation are complementary and should not be perceived as mutually exclusive approaches: In the HKH region, adaptation and land-based mitigation are intimately linked and are not mutually exclusive; mitigation activities can become an important complement to adaptation initiatives and, as such, should be supported by regional policy and enabling frameworks.