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

The document argues that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is an essential approach for building ecological, social, and economic resilience, offering benefits such as food security and biodiversity protection. It posits that the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process is a key mechanism for mainstreaming EbA into national development and budgeting. The guidance is derived from an analysis of 19 completed NAP documents to identify principles and actions for integrating EbA into the planning process.

• Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) provides diverse benefits including biodiversity protection, food security, improved health, and alternative livelihoods, which collectively enhance resilience to climate change.
• To achieve the necessary scale and pace of implementation, EbA must be integrated into national development and climate strategies, with the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process serving as a primary vehicle for this integration into decision-making and budgeting.
• The guidance for mainstreaming EbA is informed by an analysis of 19 completed National Adaptation Plan documents that examined the inclusion of ecosystems and the adoption of EbA measures.

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} }