Extreme temperatures Heat waves

The Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative, funded by Global Affairs Canada, implements nature-based solutions (NbS) to enhance climate resilience and biodiversity in protected areas and critical ecosystems across several global landscapes.

• The CAPA Initiative focuses on implementing site-specific nature-based solutions (NbS) to address climate risks and vulnerabilities, targeting local communities, women's groups, and underrepresented groups through assessments of gender, biodiversity, climate, and conflict contexts.
• In Belize, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is implementing NbS in the Maya Forest Corridor and the South Water Caye and Glover’s Reef Marine Reserves, focusing on reforestation to stabilize soil and improve hydrological functions, alongside efforts to improve coral reef health and develop nature-positive livelihoods.
• In the Greater Virunga Landscape, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is targeting the Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable, and Rwenzori Mountains National Parks in Uganda to restore agricultural lands, establish tree nurseries, and promote climate-resilient livelihoods.
• In the Kavango–Zambezi Landscape, WWF is implementing NbS across Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to restore forest cover, restock wildlife, and stabilize the functions of natural lagoons, wetlands, and headwaters.
• In Fiji, WCS is deploying terrestrial and marine NbS across various islands and districts to provide buffers for protected areas to improve nutrient cycling and flood mitigation, while promoting sustainable fisheries to protect coastal ecosystems.
• The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) manages global-level activities for the initiative, including research, knowledge generation, strategic communications, and the development of gender-responsive approaches to the NbS project life cycle.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Extreme temperatures Heat waves. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-02/capa-initiative-poster.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Extreme temperatures Heat waves. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-02/capa-initiative-poster.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndextreme, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Extreme temperatures Heat waves}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-02/capa-initiative-poster.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }