COP 15-update: Synergies between Adaptation, Biodiversity and Mitigation: How EbA can build bridges between Nationally Determined Contributions and new Global Biodiversity Framework
At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity held in Montreal in December 2022, the new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has been adopted this week. Based on these developments, the publication on synergies between adaptation, biodiversity and mitigation has been updated to match this new international reality. You […]
New publication on integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation into water management and planning
A new Spanish publication on integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation into water management and planning in Bolivia and Mexico is now available online. Under the title “Planificación Hídrica de la GIRH a partir de la Herramienta PAMIC de Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas (AbE)“, author Sergio Marcelo Villa Gomez Gironda analyses how Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) can […]
New publication: Climate Justice in Ecosystem-based Adaptation
In early 2022 the Global Project on Mainstreaming EbA together with FAKT Consult launched a process to assess and contribute to bridging the gap between theory and practice of justice-based EbA.
New Publication: Synergies between adaptation, biodiversity and mitigation – How Ecosystem-based Adaptation can build bridges between Nationally Determined Contributions and the new Global Biodiversity Framework
The online launch event will be happening on October 26th 3pm-3:30pm CEST, 2022 as part of a series of online sessions hosted by the International EbA Community of Practice.
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New Publication: Measuring the Impact of Climate Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) – A walk-through of impact tools, frameworks, and best practices
Climate Collective Foundation (CCF) and the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) recently published a Climate Metrics Guide to provide SGBs, impact investors, and ESOs with a consolidated list of available tools and frameworks for climate impact measurement.
Publication on Gender-responsive EbA – now also in Spanish!
Our popular study Toward Gender-Responsive Ecosystem-Based Adaptation – Why it’s needed and how to get there has now also been translated into Spanish. You can find the hands-on report in Spanish under this link. The purpose of the study is twofold: to illustrate the importance of integrating gender considerations in EbA actions and to provide […]
ANDE West Africa Conference Blogpost: Business and Investment Opportunities in Climate Change Adaptation
Check the ANDE’s blog contribution from our colleague Laura Würtenberger concerning Business and Investment Opportunities in Climate Change Adaptation. At the ANDE West Africa Regional Conference in Accra, Ghana on July 19th, the project will bring together investors and SMEs to explore the gap between the demand and supply side of private adaptation finance.
New publication out now: Why working with nature pays off
“Ecosystem-based Adaptation reduces a range of climate change risks to people, biodiversity and ecosystem services with multiple co-benefits” – this is also a finding of the latest IPCC report on “Impacts,adaptation and vulnerability” (C 2.5.). So far, many policy- and decision-makers, especially those not directly working on climate change, have heard of “Nature-based Solutions” and EbA […]
Science meets practice – virtual exchange on climate risk management approaches
In the first semester of this year, members of the Community of Practice on Climate Risk came together virtually and shared once more their expertise, experiences and insights within the topic of climate risks. The event was focused on innovative approaches and best practices in the interaction between science, project implementation and practice reality. The […]