Building Resilience With Nature: Maximizing Ecosystem-based Adaptation through National Adaptation Plan Processes

This guidance note explains how the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process can be used to mainstream and upscale Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to build climate resilience.

• Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is described as an essential approach for building ecological, social, and economic resilience, offering multiple benefits including food security, biodiversity protection, improved health, and economic returns.
• The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process is identified as a key mechanism for countries to integrate adaptation into budgeting, planning, and decision-making, thereby providing an opportunity to place EbA at the center of national climate and development strategies.

APA

Greenwalt,, A. T. (2021). Building Resilience With Nature: Maximizing Ecosystem-based Adaptation through National Adaptation Plan Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/building-resilience-nature-maximizing-eba-nap-processes

Chicago

Greenwalt,, Anika Terton,Julie. Building Resilience With Nature: Maximizing Ecosystem-based Adaptation through National Adaptation Plan Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/publications/building-resilience-nature-maximizing-eba-nap-processes.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenwalt2021building, author = {Greenwalt,, Anika Terton,Julie}, title = {{Building Resilience With Nature: Maximizing Ecosystem-based Adaptation through National Adaptation Plan Processes}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/building-resilience-nature-maximizing-eba-nap-processes}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }