Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A Handbook for EbA in Mountain, Dryland and Coastal Ecosystems

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Institute for Environment and Development
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherSwiderska, K.
dc.contributor.otherKing-Okumu, C.
dc.contributor.otherIslam, M. M.
dc.coverage.spatialAsia
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-21T12:25:49Z
dc.date.available2020-07-21T12:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this handbook is to provide a tool to guide the planning and implementation of ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) in developing countries to help address the growing impacts of climate change. The handbook provides practical guidance for EbA in drylands, mountains and coastal zones, since these ecosystems and the people living in them are particularly vulnerable to climate change. For each type of ecosystem, it sets out the steps to take when planning and implementing EbA interventions, in order to increase the resilience of vulnerable people through ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. Healthy ecosystems are more resilient and can better resist the negative impacts of climate change, thus supporting the people who depend on them. The handbook promotes a bottom-up, community-centred approach to ensure the needs of vulnerable people are addressed and to foster local ownership and sustainability of the EbA process.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-1-78431-579-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33185
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number119 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectmountain ecosystem
dc.subjectland degradation
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectaquatic ecology
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subject Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
dc.subjectMountains and Glaciers
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleEcosystem-based Adaptation: A Handbook for EbA in Mountain, Dryland and Coastal Ecosystemsen
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