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REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS WITHIN THE AFRICAN-EURASIAN FLYWAYS Introduction In its resolution 3.17 the Meeting of the Parties instructed the Technical Committee to assess on the basis of current evidence the effects of climate change on migratory waterbirds and review implications of modelled future patterns of climate change on waterbirds. Under a grant provided by UK on the implementation of resolution 3.17 and after a call for tenders the Secretariat commissioned the compilation of a report to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). BTO was also commissioned to produce guidelines on measures to help waterbirds adapt to the conditions of changing climate. The first draft of this comprehensive report was commented by the Technical Committee in late 2007. The second draft was approved by the Technical Committee at its 8th meeting in March 2008 and was endorsed by the Standing Committee at its 5th meeting in June 2008 for submission to MOP4. Conclusions and recommendation from the report served as a basis for draft Resolution 4.15. Action requested from the Meeting of the Parties The Meeting of the Parties is invited to note the Report on the effects of climate change on migratory waterbirds within the African-Eurasian flyways and take its conclusions and recommendations into account in the decision making process.  BTO Research Report No. 486 Photo: ? Rob Martin The Effects of Climate Change on Migratory Waterbirds within the African-Eurasian Flyways Authors Ilya M.D. Maclean1, Mark M. Rehfisch1, Simon Delany2 Robert A. Robinson1 October 2007 1 British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU 2 Wetlands International, PO Box?471, 6700 AL Wageningen, The Netherlands Report of work carried out by The British Trust for Ornithology under contract to the AEWA Secretariat (