Ecosystem-based adaptation: a natural response to climate change

This report presents 10 examples of
Ecosystem-based Adaptation taking
place in both developing and developed countries, at national, regional, and local scales, and in marine, terrestrial, and freshwater environments. The case studies
demonstrate how Ecosystem-based
Adaptation is being implemented at project and programmatic levels.
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)
integrates the use of biodiversity and
ecosystem services into an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. It includes the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that help people adapt to both current climate variability, and climate change. Ecosystem-based Adaptation contributes to reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience to both climate and non-climate risks and provides multiple benefi ts to society and the environment