Resources tagged "ecosystem based adaptation"
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REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in East AfricaIn East Africa REDD+ has the potential to contribute to national adaptation objectives, however if uncoordinated, it also has the potential to increase vulnerability in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and water resource management. This paper outlines the linkages between REDD+ and adapation strategies in the region, and highlights where these could be strengthened.
Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate ChangeThis report explores how biodiversity is related to both climate change adaptation and mitigation, including a section on REDD and other land-use management activities.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries (REDD) - the link with wetlandsThis background paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. It particularly examines their potential role in the measures of carbon storage and ecosystem maintenance for REDD.
Adaptation- just a fancy new name?An entry into the Forests blog, managed by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), outlines what climate change adaptation is, how it differs from development and the added benefits that ecosystems-based approaches bring in aligning development, adaptation, conservation and disaster risk reduction interests.
Building resilience to climate change: ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the fieldThis publication intends to summarize some current applications of the ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) concept and its tools used around the world, and also draw lessons from experiences in conservation adaptation. Whilst it does not intend to provide an exhaustive list of applications, it is expected that the experiences presented in this book will help address the current challenges in cli...
No Regrets: Maintaining Forests for Adaptation and MitigationThe author argues that while governments will face trade-offs in deciding how to respond to climate change, they should not lose sight of the opportunities to capture synergies between approaches that meet both short-term and long-term objectives. Improved forest management is presented as a win-win solution that provides many such synergies, as well as opportunities for jointly advancing cou...
Biodiversity and Livelihoods: REDD-plus benefitsThis brochure provides background information on the linkages between ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation measures. It aims to introduce experts, especially from the field of climate change, to the basic concepts of biodiversity, forest resilience and ecosystem-based adaptation. It also shows how the conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity can remedy forest degradation. ...
Decision making for ecosystems in a changing climate: time to mainstream ecosystem-based approachesAn 'expert perspective' on ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and what changes need to be made, for example to the role of stakeholders, in order to adopt this approach to climate change adaptation.
Ecosystem-based adaptation: what role for policy-makers, society and scientists?In developing countries where economies and livelihoods depend largely on ecosystem services, policies for adaptation to climate change should take into account the role of these services in increasing the resilience of society. This article presents the key messages to national policy-makers, scientists and civil society from an international workshop on "Adaptation to Climate Change: the ro...
Ecosystem-based adaptation: an approach for building resilience and reducing risk for local communities and ecosystems.This info-sheet explains what ecosystem-based adaptation is and what it involves.