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T1 Selecting Complementary Adaptation Measures - Briefing Note
T2 Sélection de mesures d’adaptation complémentaires - Note de synthèse
T2 Selección de Medidas de Adaptación Complementarias – Nota Informativa
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 
K1 climate change
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28177
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28177
NO This briefing note provides a professional overview of climate change adaptation measures, detailing how to select and integrate diverse approaches into a holistic strategy. The document outlines a spectrum of options, spanning from engineered built solutions to ecosystem-based restoration, alongside hybrid measures and enabling approaches that target policy, markets, and human capacity. By comparing traditional infrastructure with ecosystem methods, the text explores structural limitations, financial affordability, and relative effectiveness in addressing hazards. The scope emphasizes a sequential decision-making strategy to manage climate uncertainty, optimize co-benefits, and avoid negative unintended consequences. Ultimately, the summary stresses selecting measures based on local contexts to establish resilient, long-term frameworks.
NO https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/climate-change/what-we-do/climate-adaptation/ecosystem-based-adaptation
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026