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Economic valuation for policy support in the context of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: An indicator, integrated based approach. [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) includes a set of natural capital-based measures to adapt to climate change. UN Environment has called for measuring EbA costs and benefits before promoting the adoption of such a policy.
Onofri L, Nunes PALD.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Roles of Adaptive Water Governance in Enhancing the Transition towards Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

open access: yesWater, 2023
The growing realization of the inadequacies of the conventional approach to climate change adaptation has generated interest in sustainable forms of adaptation that could promote long-term ecosystem health and social equity.
K. Akamani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecosystem-based adaptation to address urbanization and climate change challenges: the case of China’s sponge city initiative

open access: yesClimate Policy, 2022
Rapid urbanization and climate change are two grand challenges faced by many cities in pursuing sustainable urban development. While ecosystem-based adaptation practices are increasingly recognized and adopted across the world as an important urban ...
Yongchi Ma, Yongxi Jiang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community perceptions of climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation in the mangrove ecosystem of the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania

open access: yesClimate and Development, 2022
Mangroves are increasingly recognized for their role in supporting adaptation to climate change and variability. However, knowledge about how climate change and variability affect mangrove ecosystem services (MES) and their role in supporting coastal ...
Baraka P. Nyangoko   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Building Climate Resilience in Coastal City Living Labs Using Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: A Systematic Review

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Climate change leads to an unequivocal rise in the intensity and frequency of natural disasters. This necessitates mainstreaming of climate adaptation strategies in the global movement on climate action.
Ananya Tiwari   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for the Impact of Climate Change and Variation in the Water Management Sector of Sri Lanka

open access: yesMathematical Problems in Engineering, 2021
The climate of Sri Lanka has been fluctuating at an alarming rate during the recent past. These changes are reported to have pronounced impacts on the livelihoods of the people in the country. Water is central to the sustainable functioning of ecosystems
B. Khaniya   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change through residential urban green structures: co-benefits to thermal comfort, biodiversity, carbon storage and social interaction

open access: yesOne Ecosystem, 2021
Climate change adaptation is essential to mitigate risks, such as extreme weather events triggered by global warming and amplified in dense urban environments. Ecosystem-based adaptation measures, such as urban greening, are promoted in cities because of
Katja Schmidt, A. Walz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Practices as a Nature-Based Solution to Promote Water-Energy-Food Nexus Balance

open access: yes, 2021
The objective of this study is to evaluate the contributions of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) practices to the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus balance, design practical pathways, and analyze barriers towards achievement of EbA-WEF balance.
Kennedy Muthee   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Can Help Coastal Communities through a Participatory Approach

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Coastal rural communities worldwide face many challenges not only related to climate change but also extreme events, environmental degradation, population growth or aging, and conflict usage of the ecosystem.
L. Vasseur
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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