International
Climate Initiative (IKI)

Mainstreaming EbA - Strengthening ecosystem based adaptation in decision making processes

As of: June 2019

Objective and activities

Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and the integration of climate risks are becoming more and more a central component of planning and implementation processes at international, national and local level (mainstreaming). The global project offers support for the exchange of learning experiences. Partners are UN organisations and development banks, Ministries of finance, planning and other ministries as well as the private sector (e.g. the tourism sector, insurance, construction industry). It is not only a question of increasing knowledge on concepts, methods, instruments and success criteria of ecosystem-based adaptation strategies, but rather to develop practical solutions together with the partners for dissemination and implementation in selected pilot measures. With a focus on the exchange of knowledge and experience the project also supports a global learning and knowledge network and feeds the knowledge gained from experience into UN negotiations.

State of implementation/results

• In cooperation with the project "Strengthening Evidence and Informing Policy“ by IIED, the project developed criteria for EbA
• Relevant EbA case studies and methods from a variety of other projects and initiatives are being collected and reviewed. 103 EbA solutions have been published on the online platform PANORAMA – PANORAMA has been visited over 50,000 times within the las year. EbA case studies have been handed in from 47 countries, from 45 different organisations and encompass 43 different ecosystems
• Trainings on EbA were developed and delivered in five countries
• 14 webinars were held and are available on adaptationcommunity.net. The topics were EbA criteria, vulnerability and risk analysis, options for prioritization, financing and entry points for mainstreaming – the webinars were used for networking and capacity development by over 150 users per webinar. The webinars are available through www.adaptationcommunity.net and on a EbA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/…) for the general public
• Organisation of side events such as the “EbA knowledge day” during the climate negotiations – A sourcebook on valuation methods based on project experiences has been launched – a guidebook to climate risk analyses in the context of EbA has been developed – a report on financing instruments for EbA including 10 case studies has been published – 4 entry point studies for EbA mainstreaming in South Africa, Philippines, Peru and Mexico have been conducted. Publications on 30 EbA case studies are available under “Solutions in focus – EbA from mountains to oceans” (www.adaptationcommunity.net/…)