A new tool for better ecosystembased adaptation planning. Ecosystembased adaptation eba integrates the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. As stated by the convention on biological diversity cbd, ecosystembased adap tation to climate. Iied and partners are working in 12 countries to promote effective eba and sustainable development. Ecosystem based adaptation approach to maintaining water. Ecosystembased adaptation eba as an adaptation strategy in. Demonstrating ecosystembased adaptation clinton foundation. Ecosystem based adaptation eba unep works to develop effective eba approaches, and helps vulnerable communities adapt to climate change through the use of ecosystems and their integration into national development. Tools for water related climate change adaptation climate.
Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in a nutshell. Local government officials seldom have an appropriate understanding of the role of ecosystem functioning in sustainable development goals, or access to relevant climate information. Step developing an eba strategy and adaptation measures 20. Ecosystembased adaptation is defined as the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Ecosystem degradation triggers more disasters and reduces natures and societies resilience against climate degradation change impacts and disasters. However, the promotion of eba projects, by development agencies and conservation ngos, remains blurry as it has not yet been contrasted against. Existing knowledge management platforms supported for collating information on the planning, implementation and financing of ecosystem based adaptation interventions. Guidance for the formulation of a theory of change and the definition of adaptation goals. But what does ecosystembased adaptation eba look like in practice. Ecosystem is a process which will eventually lead to the collapse of the ecosystem. Still, there is a propensity of policy makers to implement.
This theme aims to collate work on ecosystem based adaptation by researchers and practitioners around the globe. The degradation process buffer reduces the capacity of the ecosystem to theimpactsofclimatechange7. Climate risk assessment for ecosystembased adaptation. Lius presentation, ecosystem based adaptation, the great work of our time, that he presented at the brooklyn commons in new york on october 21st 2016. The assessment process has been developed as part of a fouryear project called ecosystembased approaches to adaptation.
Operationalizing ecosystem based adaptation in the greater mekong subregion. This guidance is in line with the voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction upon request by the cbd conference of the parties cop, in its decision xiii4, to which giz contributed. Finance options and instruments for ecosystembased adaptation. Ecosystem based adaptation is used by a number of organisations and in many developed and developing countries as a means for climate adaptation, especially at the community level. Ecosystembased adaptation projects, more than just. Guidelines for ecosystembased approaches to climate. Ecosystembased adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical oceania in response to climate change article pdf available in pacific conservation biology 173. Ecosystembased adaptation is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Institute for sustainable developments iisd resilience program. We examined the ecosystem based adaptation eba concept based on thirty one sample projects from burkina faso and mali. Ecosystem based adaptation eba is a nature based solution that is gaining significant importance in the context of climate change e. The climate risk assessment for ecosystembased adaptation handbook was developed in partnership by giz, eurac research, and unuehs, environmental vulnerability and ecosystem services section eves with funding from the federal ministry for the environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety bmu. World bankneth erland partnership program which the team acknowl. Healthy ecosystems and their services provide opportunities for sustainable economic prosperity while at the same time providing defense against the negative effects of climate change.
Unfccc paris agreement, nationally determined contributions, national adaptation plans and biodiversity conservation policies e. Ecosystem based adaptation to climate change is the type of adaptation that aims to combine these outcomes and is particularly relevant to developing nations that safeguard most of the planetary biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. Ecosystembased approaches to climate change adaptation eba local guidance. Ecosystem based approaches to climate change adaptation, or ecosystem based adaptation eba involves a wide range of ecosystem management activities to increase the resilience and reduce the vulnerability of people and the environment to climate change. Ecosystembased approaches for adaptation and impacts of. Ecosystem based approaches to climate change adaptation eba local guidance acknowledgement the local ecosystem based approaches to climate change adaptation eba guidance would not have been possible without the invaluable efforts of many institutions, groups and individuals who contributed in various ways.
Ecosystem based adaptation eba involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. New guidebook on climate risk assessment for ecosystembased. Ecosystembased adaptation eba planning tool framework. Ecosystembased adaptation eba is a naturebased solution that is gaining significant importance in the context of climate change e. It includes the sustainable management, conservation. Like community based adaptation cba it has people at its centre, and it uses participatory, culturally appropriate ways to address challenges, but there is a stronger emphasis on ecological and natural solutions. Ecosystembased adaptation eba is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as. Ecosystembased approaches to adaptation and disaster risk. Ecosystembased adaptation eba ecosystembased adaptation is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Ecosystem management and restoration can be a very important part of climate change adaptation, and communities can play a central role in the process, but the evidence base needs strengthening.
Ecosystembased approaches to climate change adaptation. Operational framework for cosystem based adaptation. Results showed that 49% of the adaptation projects were within the agricultural sector, with generally low budgetary consideration and mediumterm implementation duration. Operationalizing ecosystem based adaptation in the greater mekong sub region.
Natural ecosystems provide a wide range of goods and services, including resources such as water, soil, forests, and fisheries. This booklet sets out guidance for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystembased approach to climate change adaptation. This booklet sets out guidance for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystem based approach to climate change adaptation. Ecosystembased approaches to climate change adaptation iucn. Ecosystembased adaptation eba provides naturebased solutions by building community resilience through effective and sustainable management of ecosystems. Implementing and mainstreaming ecosystembased adaptation. It describes a process, based around asking a detailed set of questions, that can be used by project managers and researchers to shape project design, assess the progress of an ongoing project or draw conclusions about the effectiveness of a project that has ended. Moving from principles to practice reflect on the guiding principles prior to presenting the core components of the guidance, it is important to reflect o. In 2009, the nature conservancy committed to work with partners to develop and demonstrate the concept and practice of ecosystem based adaptation to climate change through. Pdf ecosystembased adaptation in marine ecosystems of. Natural ecosystems benefit people in many ways, from. Advice sbstta to develop principles and other guidance on the ecosystem approach. Making ecosystem based adaptation effective a framework for defining qualification criteria and quality standards key messages ecosystem based adaptation eba is a nature based solution that is gaining significant importance in the context of climate change e. Operational framework for ecosystem based adaptation implementing and mainstreaming ecosystem based adaptation responses in the greater mekong subregion.
A wide variety of ecosystem services can be considered as being adaptation services, i. The systemic and proactive approach of eba contrasts with the interventionist and reactive nature of many existing adaptation proposals and plans 5 that portray adaptation as a tool of last resort in dealing with the threat of. Name brief description available training contact epa example. Ecosystem based adaptation eba is the management of ecosystems to enhance ecological structures and functions that are essential for ecosystems and people to adapt to multiple changes, including climate change. For example, the climate community biodiversity standards, which evaluate the impacts of landbased mitigation projects, explicitly integrate adaptation criteria ccba 2008. Unfccc paris agreement, ndc, nap and biodiversity conservation policies e. One approach has been termed ecosystembased approaches for adaptation eba. The handbook provides links to useful resources and tools both generic and ecosystem specific for each step in the project cycle, drawing on eba, community based adaptation cba and. Convention on biological diversity strategic plan 20112020, aichi targets. Ecosystem based adaptation approach to maintaining water security in critical water catchments in mongolia mongolia is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Ecosystembased adaptation is most appropriately integrated into broader adaptation and development strategies. Unfccc paris agreement, ndc, nap and biodiversity conservation. Ecosystem based adaptation eba projects are increasingly flourishing throughout the globe on the grounds that eba constitutes a particularly communityfriendly solution for adaptation to climate change as it brings about an array of cobenefits.
Ecosystem based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical oceania in response to climate change article pdf available in pacific conservation biology 173. Cbd 2009 i introduction and institutional background people worldwide depend on functioning ecosystems and. Ecosystem based adaptation eba options are gaining prominence as relevant climate change solutions. Essentially, ecosystembased adaptation ebaaddresses the crucial links between climate. Bank netherland partnership program bnpp, supported the development of a. It is obvious that many countries have been quick to show commitment to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Based on the work of sbstta, which was aimed at operationalizing the ecosystem approach, the fifth meeting of the conference of the parties endorsed a description of the ecosystem approach and five points operational guidance. The local context will largely determine whether an ecosystem service should be considered or not as an adaptation service for the area under consideration. However, the role of ecosystem management, though central to both climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, has yet to be well recognized at the political level. Ecosystembased adaptation eba is defined as a set of adaptation policies or measures that consid er the role of ecosystem services to respond to the adverse imp act s of cl ima te c han ge and. The role of ecosystem services in climate change adaptation. Invest is a suite of software models used to map and value the goods. United nations affiliated organizations, intergovernmental and regional organizations. Exploring ecosystembased adaptation in durban, south africa.
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