Crear resiliencia con la naturaleza: La adaptación basada en los ecosistemas en los procesos de los planes nacionales de adaptación

The analysis of 19 National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) reveals that while most countries recognize ecosystem vulnerability and include some EbA measures, these are often generic and lack explicit links to specific climate risks or measurable outcomes. Latin American countries show the strongest integration of EbA and biodiversity strategies. Significant gaps exist in urban EbA, private sector involvement, and the identification of financial resources, suggesting a need for more SMART objectives and intersectoral integration to enhance human and ecological resilience.

• All analyzed National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) attempted to integrate ecosystem considerations, but the social benefits for people and explicit contributions of ecosystem services were often implicit or discussed in generic terms.
• While vulnerability of the natural environment is well-documented across all NAPs, there is a tendency to focus on current and predicted degradation rather than the role of ecosystems as a proactive adaptation option, often favoring engineering interventions for extreme weather events.
• Monitoring and evaluation of EbA results are limited; only a few countries, such as Chile, Brazil, and Cameroon, have identified measurable objectives, timelines, or specific indicators for their EbA measures.
• Financial resource identification for EbA and private sector engagement are largely absent from NAPs, with only a few countries—including Cameroon, Chile, Kiribati, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Togo, and Uruguay—explicitly identifying funds for ecosystem activities.
• Urban EbA and hybrid 'grey/green' infrastructure solutions are underrepresented in NAPs, with notable exceptions being Brazil, Colombia, and Saint Lucia for urban solutions, and Fiji and Guatemala for hybrid options.
• Latin American countries demonstrate a higher level of EbA integration, frequently linking their NAPs to national biodiversity strategies and recording a significantly higher number of EbA projects on the Panorama Platform compared to African countries.
• Forests, freshwater, and coastal/marine ecosystems are the most frequently identified as vulnerable and the primary targets for EbA measures, whereas mountains, grasslands, and deserts are rarely linked to specific adaptation actions.

APA

Terton, A., & Greenwalt, J. (2020). Crear resiliencia con la naturaleza: La adaptación basada en los ecosistemas en los procesos de los planes nacionales de adaptación. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-es-2020-ecosystem-based-adaptation-in-naps.pdf

Chicago

Terton, Anika, and Julie Greenwalt. Crear resiliencia con la naturaleza: La adaptación basada en los ecosistemas en los procesos de los planes nacionales de adaptación. NAP Global Network, 2020. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-es-2020-ecosystem-based-adaptation-in-naps.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2020crear, author = {Terton, Anika and Greenwalt, Julie}, title = {{Crear resiliencia con la naturaleza: La adaptación basada en los ecosistemas en los procesos de los planes nacionales de adaptación}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2020}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-es-2020-ecosystem-based-adaptation-in-naps.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }