Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Actions to enhance ecological structures and functions that are essential for ecosystems and people to adapt to multiple changes, including climate change. You can find articles and case-studies on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services under the Climate Change Adaptation in Mountains Theme.
SECURe framework in Durban, South Africa
This report presents a context-specific analysis of Durban to support the application of the SECURe framework and strengthen locally led climate adaptation and resilience planning.
Roadmap for ecosystem-based adaptation and urban resilience
This presents a practical roadmap for designing community-based ecosystem adaptation solutions to strengthen urban resilience.
Paper: Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in small island developing states: a systematic review
A first-of-its-kind review provides valuable evidence that Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can be effective climate adaptation strategies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with broadly positive social, ecological, and economic outcomes.
Nature-based Solutions in Action: Lessons from the Frontline
Explore real-life evidence of how high quality NbS can deliver positive outcomes for climate, nature and people through 13 case studies in this IIED report.
Harnessing Nature to Build Climate Resilience: Scaling Up the Use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Discover the role of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in helping societies globally adapt to climate change; the current trends in EbA's implementation; and how EbA can be successfully applied in both policy and practice.
Climate justice for people and nature through urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA): a focus on the Global South
Examples of urban EbA interventions, predominantly in the Global South, are explored in this paper and linked with seven proposed EbA social principles related to climate justice.
From Watershed Development to Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A journey to systemic resilience
This report shows how local ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) approaches make farming systems more resilient in India and proposes six key messages for scaling up EbA.
Tools for Ecosystem-based Adaption: Online navigator for planning and decision-making
The EbA Tools Navigator, developed by UNEP-WCMC, IIED, IUCN and GIZ, is an interactive online catalogue of ecosystem-based adaptation tools for planning and decision-making.