Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services in National Adaptation Planning
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2014-04-24
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Nicole Heller, Bruno Locatelli
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Abstract
Developing countries are starting the process of planning for climate change adaptation
at the national level. One of the options available is ecosystem-based adaptation
(EbA), which recognizes the value of ecosystem services and biodiversity for reducing
people’s vulnerability to climate change. The effectiveness of EbA is increasingly
recognized and EbA options have been used by least-developed countries but only timidly.
This research analyses the use of EbA in 18 national adaptation plans produced by
a representative sample of developing countries across the globe. It found that all
plans proposed at least some EbA measures, mostly in the coastal sector, followed
by the water sector, the agriculture sector, and finally the urban sector. The extent
to which EbA is used in these different sectors appears to follow the state of the
literature. EbA is recognized in these plans for providing many ecosystem services
linked to reduced vulnerability to climate change. Moving forward, evidence on effectiveness
should be developed for the agriculture, water, urban, and to a lesser extent coastal
sector. Financing of EbA should be increased for implementation, and co-benefits emphasizing
the cross-cutting nature of EbA should be incorporated in the development of national
plans.
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Master's projectSubject
climate change adaptation, ecosystem-based adaptation, developing countries, national
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8511Citation
Adrien Comte (2014). Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services in National Adaptation Planning. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/8511.Collections
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