Invitation to 32nd Session of CE-TEP

Invitation to 32nd Session of CE-TEP

January 8, 2026

Dear Individuals/ Organizations,

Warm greetings from the CETEP Team. We wish you a wonderful day. We cordially invite you to attend the 32nd Climate & Environment Technical Exchange Platform (CETEP ) Event, organized by MERN.

Topic:

“Estimating Wetland CO₂ Emissions/ Removals at Tahamata Farm, New Zealand Using IPCC Wetlands Supplement 2013 (Tier 1–Tier 2)”

Speaker: U Paing Htet Thu

Key Points:

  • Wetlands can be both a source and a sink
  • IPCC methodology
  • Two things control results: (1) Area mapping (activity data) (2) Emission factors (EF)
  • Tier 1 vs Tier 2 difference matters: Tier 1 uses global defaults; Tier 2 uses local factors (more realistic if good local data exist)

Impact:

  • Beneficiaries: landowners/farm managers, wetland restoration teams, local communities, universities/researchers, environmental agencies, and inventory developers
  • Areas of Subject: Farm transitions, climate mitigation, wetland restoration planning, coastal lowland land-use management, biodiversity co-benefits.

Date: 10th January 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM (MMT)

Venue: Zoom platform https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81182072789?pwd=2CiP8kRHSXVdaqjeAWOCtdEm92X3AV.1

Zoom ID: 811 8207 2789

Zoom Password: 719572