Essays about: "Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA.

  1. 1. Integration of ecosystem-based adaptation measures in urban planning : Insights from Copenhagen and Malmö

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Camilla Baier; [2020]
    Keywords : Ecosystem-based adaptation; Climate change adaptation; Nature-based solutions; Ecosystem services; Policy integration; Green infrastructure; Urban planning; Ekosystembaserad anpassning; Anpassning av klimatförändringar; Naturbaserade lösningar; Nature-based solutions; NBS; Ekosystemtjänster; Politikintegration; Grön infrastruktur; Stadsplanering;

    Abstract : A key challenge for sustainable urban development is to deal with the effects of climate change. To approach this issue, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), i.e. the use of ecosystem services for climate adaptation, has been promoted by both scholars and practitioners. READ MORE

  3. 2. How can Ecosystem Services be implemented in local Climate Adaptation? : A case study of Arjeplog

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : Jenny Boltemo Edholm; [2019]
    Keywords : ecosystem-based adaptation; ecosystem services; local planning; resilience; climate change;

    Abstract : Ecosystem services are essential for human climate adaptation. As climate change is a direct driver of change for ecosystem service provisioning, it is of importance to care for our ecosystems to be able to cope with future challenges. Local governance has a central role in climate adaptation due to its responsibility in physical planning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Adaptive co-management for local water resilience: the case of community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in the Peruvian Andes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Nicole Chabaneix; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecosystem-based adaptation EbA ; Peruvian Andes; community-led water sow and harvest WSH ; water ecosystem services;

    Abstract : Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) champions the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Moreover, EbA presents an exemplary opportunity to confer social-ecological resilience. READ MORE

  5. 4. Adaptation Narrative Analysis. A Learning-centered Appraisal Method for Ecosystem-based Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Karen Pilgrim; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecosystem-based Adaptation; climate resilience; adaptive capacity; narrative; appraisal; learning; adaptation narrative analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) seeks to combine climate change adaptation, socio-economic development and climate change mitigation benefits through the use of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Embedded in socio-ecological-systems, EbA efforts need to overcome challenges posed by complexity, uncertainty, long time horizons and interdisciplinarity. READ MORE

  6. 5. A challenge for development or challenging development : ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Nicole Pfefferle; [2016]
    Keywords : climate change; ecosystem-based adaptation; participation; development; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mountains provide a variety of ecosystem services, such as drinking water, which sustains not only mountain communities but also people living further downstream. While climate change threatens most ecosystems, its negative impacts are up to three times greater in high altitudes. READ MORE