International - Country:
- Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda
- Partner institution(s):
- Andean Association - Peru, Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) - Kenya, Ministry of Environment (MMA) - Chile, Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) - Costa Rica, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) - El Salvador, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation - Nepal, Ministry of Water and Environment - Uganda, National Office of Protected Areas (SERNANP) - Peru
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Switzerland
- BMU grant:
- 2.215.355,14 €
- Duration:
- 07/2015 till 12/2022
- Website(s):
- Home
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Details
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy
As of: September 2020
Objective and activities
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is currently poorly addressed in national and international policy processes. This project will explore the evidence for the effectiveness of EbA on the ground, to inform and influence national adaptation planning processes (NAP). The project will focus on a portfolio of established EbA project sites (funded by IKI and others) in 10-12 countries from across Asia, Africa and Central and South America. Working with local partners who are well connected to national adaptation planning processes, we will translate that analysis into policy recommendations to explore the opportunities for, and obstacles to, the uptake in national adaptation plans and policies. Outreach through the Nairobi Work Programme, the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee, like NAP-related events and through articles and existing adaptation knowledge platforms and networks will help infuse EbA measures into wider policy, planning, funding priorities and international discourse.
State of implementation/results
Published the following policy brief:
- ‘Nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation’;
- ‘Ecosystem-based adaptation: a win–win formula for sustainability in a warming world?’;
- ‘Nature-based solutions: delivering national-level adaptation and global goals’;
- 7 targeted country policy briefs: Bangladesh, Chile, China, El Salvador, Kenya, Nepal, Uganda;
Published the following reports/case studies:
- ‘Building resilience in rangelands through a natural resource management model: a case study’;
- ‘Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learnt from 13 project sites’;
- ‘A Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Adaptation’;
- ‘Finance for resilience building and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenya: a comparative study of local and national funds’;
- 13 national case studies published: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Kenya, Nepal, Peru (ANDES), Peru (Mountain EbA), Senegal, South Africa, Uganda
- Women ally with nature to adapt to climate change;
- Effectivenss of Ecosystem-based Approaches for Adaptation: from concept to practice;
- Time to team up with nature to adapt to climate change;
- Nature-based solutions to climate change: stories from Chile
Contributed to the following webinars:
- 'EbA in rural and urban ecosystems';
- 'Can I eat EbA?' and 'EbA Tools Navigator'
