International
Climate Initiative (IKI)

Scaling Up Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation: building evidence, replicating success, and informing policy

As of: October 2018

Objective and activities

The project aims to scale up Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as a means to build climate-change resilience, reduce disaster risk, and promote adaptation in mountains, benefiting mountain people directly and also millions downstream. Measures include ensuring that previous and new projects will yield long-term evidence and lessons; extracting that knowledge and evidence; building local capacity to replicate successful approaches; and informing local, national, and international adaptation plans and policies. Applied training will be used to convey lessons, replicate EbA practices, and link to NAPs.

Predecessor project(s)

Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems

State of implementation/results

• The prestigious St. Andrew’s Prize was awarded to The Mountain Institute in April 2018 for “Restoring Ancient Water Technologies in Peru”, focusing on the work the project is accomplishing in the Nor Yauyos Cochas Landscape Reserve.