Improving riverine wetland ecosystems

Introduction
- Reconnect Wetlands
  - Intervention to increase connectivity
- Protected areas identification
Case study: Goot Ting wetland restoration
- Stress and pressure
- Potential NbS measures
Technical feasibility
Financial feasibility
- Context
- Reference alternative
- Project alternative
- Identification and selection of effects
- Quantification and monetisation of effects
  - Benefits
  - Costs
- Discussion of results
- Financial analysis

Upscaling potential

"Approximately 88000 hectares is highly suitable for riverine reconnection - that is roughly 123,000 football fields"

The suitability of the area for this NbS has been mapped to understand the upscaling potential. The upscaling potential for reconnecting riverine wetlands is considerable. Around 30% of Mekong Riverine wetlands are experiencing an increasing trend of water shortage. The total area covered by surface water wetlands has reduced by more than 20%.

A total of 93 wetlands have been identified as highly suitable for reconnection to the main Mekong River. Of these, 55 are located in Thailand, 35 in Vietnam, and 3 in Laos. These sites are well-known wetlands such as the Goot Tin Marsh, Songkhram, Bueng Khong Long Lake, and Champone wetland.