Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation: How Nature  Protects Our Shores - Briefing Note

United Nations Environment Programme

Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation: How Nature Protects Our Shores - Briefing Note

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Ecosystems Division
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-26T08:17:52Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-26T08:17:52Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07
dc.description	Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. It uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. In coastal areas, this involves managing mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass, dunes and wetlands to strengthen the ecosystem services they provide, building their resilience to climate impacts, as well as that of nearby communities. EbA is especially important in coastal regions, as nearly 2.5 billion people (about 40 per cent of the global population) live within 100 km of the coast (UNDESA 2019). Marine and coastal ecosystems also harbour an enormous variety of the world’s biodiversity, and they provide many valuable ecosystem services.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40407
dc.language	English
dc.language	French
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.page.number	11 p.
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	ecosystem
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.theme	climate
dc.title	Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation: How Nature Protects Our Shores - Briefing Note	en
dc.title.alternative	L'adaptation fondée sur les écosystèmes dans les zones côtières : comment la nature protège notre littoral – Note de synthèse	fr
dc.title.alternative	Adaptación basada en los ecosistemas costeros: cómo protege la naturaleza nuestras costas – Nota informativa	es
dc.title.alternative	Adaptação baseada em ecossistemas costeiros: como a natureza protege nossas costas – Nota informativa	pt
dc.type	Policy brief