Is adaptation finance supporting ecosystems?

This research paper analyzes the Adaptation Fund's allocation of resources toward activities that support other species and natural ecosystems, concluding that ecosystem outcomes are generally of limited importance to the fund's projects.

• As of 2016, only approximately 15% of the Adaptation Fund's allocated funding was directed toward ecosystem-related activities. Within this subset, the majority of activities prioritize ecosystem services for human benefit, such as coastal erosion or flood protection, rather than the needs of other species, which likely reduces the positive impact on ecological resilience.
• The analysis concludes that ecosystem outcomes are of limited importance to nearly all projects funded by the Adaptation Fund, including those that incorporate some ecosystem-related activities. This suggests a lack of sufficient attention and resourcing for the adaptation of natural ecosystems and other species to climate change.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Is adaptation finance supporting ecosystems? https://www.sei.org/publications/is-adaptation-finance-supporting-ecosystems/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Is adaptation finance supporting ecosystems? 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/is-adaptation-finance-supporting-ecosystems/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Is adaptation finance supporting ecosystems? |date=24 April 2019 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/is-adaptation-finance-supporting-ecosystems/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019adaptation, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Is adaptation finance supporting ecosystems?}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/is-adaptation-finance-supporting-ecosystems/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }