Summary of Session 2

Climate change is a major challenge facing the earth. Through their diversity and capability to capture and store carbon, floodplain meadows can play an important role in climate change mitigation. Moreover, their capability to tolerate floods and store water, highlights their role in adaptation.

This session was the second of seven sessions on different but related topics that you might be interested in. The sessions in this course are as follows:

• Session 1: Biodiversity
• Session 2: Climate change
• Session 3: Flood risk
• Session 4: Food security
• Session 5: Connection to nature
• Session 6: Water quality
• Session 7: Next steps