Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning

Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), which encompasses the wise use of ecosystem services to help people adapt to climate change, delivers a wide range of benefits that boost overall development and human wellbeing and may contribute to national strategies to respond to the triple crises of biodiversity loss, climate change and the global post-pandemic scenario.

What you will learn? After completing the course, participants will be able to:  Explain the importance of restoring/protecting nature and implementing nature-based solutions, such as EbA, for climate change adaptation and sustainable development.  Discuss how integrating EbA into NAPs enables countries to comply with their international environmental commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sendai Framework, the UNFCCC, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Describe how EbA works, including the challenges, opportunities and additional benefits beyond adaptation of securing healthy ecosystems. Outline how to look for funding opportunities, and how to formulate, implement and mainstream EbA options.  Explain and integrate EbA in the formulation, implementation and review stages of the NAP process.