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This technical brief provides a comprehensive checklist for practitioners to design and implement Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation. It integrates standards from the IUCN, CBD, and FEBA, emphasizing that effective projects must combine climate risk assessments with biodiversity co-benefits, gender-responsive and socially inclusive governance, and conflict-sensitive planning.

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.

This report provides a comprehensive inventory of nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation implemented in Uganda from 2015 to 2026. It analyzes 19 interventions across diverse ecosystems, emphasizing integrated models that combine ecological restoration with livelihood support to address coupled challenges such as food insecurity, water stress, and disaster risk.