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In recent years, there has been an increase in attention towards the interlinkages between the climate and biodiversity crises. One sign of this change is the recent focus on nature-based solutions for climate change and other challenges, as exemplified in the 2022 United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution on nature-based solutions.

Ecosystem-based adaptation is an approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Keep up to date on the latest adaptation news through the GAN Newsletter! In this edition we cover a range of themes, including attempts to adapt to Sudan’s growing water crisis, and Cambodia’s first national strategic plan on sustainable cooling.

Benin is a West African country with a rapidly growing population of over 12 million people, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 150th out of 175 countries in terms of GDP per capita.

Of Zambia’s population of 14 million, 60% reside in rural areas and are largely dependent on ecosystems for livelihoods. Wetland and forest ecosystems in particular provide a wide variety of products for rural communities, including fuelwood, timber, fruits and nuts.

On 6 August 2021, the UNEP had submitted its first report to the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM Excom) for Loss and Damage on technical assistance to developing countries in addressing losses and damages arising from adverse climate change impacts by taking various approaches.

UNEP sees great value in the Santiago Network, and is therefore welcoming the opportunity to respond to the invitation to provide further views in relation to the operationalisation of the Santiago network, for consideration at the technical workshop ahead of and at SB 56.

In response to the requests by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation a call for the inputs referred to in paragraphs 36 and 37 for consideration in the technical assessment, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to share its contribution.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the second most urbanized region in the world, with more than 8 out of 10 inhabitants living in urban areas, many of which face immense risks due to climate change.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the views on the workshops of the series of Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh Work Programme on the Global Goal on Adaptation to be held in 2023, including questions related to the themes of those workshops, (decision -/CMA.4) .

In 2022, the devastating impacts of the triple planetary crisis were compounded by widening inequality, conflict and rising food and energy prices. Yet, it was also a year of renewed vigour on environmental action. 

Keep up to date on the latest adaptation news through the GAN Newsletter! In this edition we cover a range of themes, including the announcement of a new sustainable cooling pledge, and the ‘life and death’ issue of climate-induced migration! 

Human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) seek to analyse inequalities that lie at the heart of development problems, and redress discriminatory practices and unjust distributions of power that impede development progress. Many developing countries and marginalized populations are experiencing disproportionately severe effects from climate change on their economies, livelihoods, and cultures. 

Mauritania is situated in North-western Africa, and approximately three-quarters of its land area is desert or semi-desert. A project is building the climate resilience of local communities in the forests and rangelands of the Sahelian Acacia Savanna ecoregion using a strategy known as ‘ecosystem-based adaptation’ (EbA), which involves the protection and restoration of ecosystems.

The Republic of Mozambique is located in South-eastern Africa, with over 2,500 kilometres of coastline. The Greater Maputo Area (GMA), which includes the nation’s capital, is home to over 3 million people. Mozambique is rich in natural resources, including mangroves, wetlands, forests and mineral resources.

In today’s globalized world, different types of risks related to natural hazards, the climate, epidemics, conflicts or economic shocks are increasingly coinciding and interacting with each other. This can result in crises with cascading effects across systems and sectors and cause high levels of uncertainty.

Keep up to date on the latest adaptation news through the GAN Newsletter! Founded in 2010, the Global Adaptation Network (GAN) provides a worldwide platform to distribute and exchange climate change adaptation knowledge. The secretariat of GAN is hosted by the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi.

The WASP Science-for-Adaptation Policy Brief on the Global Goal on Adaptation is the sixth issue in the series published by seven United Nations agencies that form the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP): UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Intergovernmental

Five case studies from around the world – 1) Vanuatu, 2) Lower Mekong River Basin (shared by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam), 3) Uruguay and 4) North Darfur (Sudan) and 5) Amazon Basin – showcase the importance of aligning integrated water resources management (IWRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) measures in order to build environmental, social and economic resilience to the impact

Climate change is already impacting every country on earth. It is now clear that cutting greenhouse gas emissions is no longer enough. We must also adapt to changing climate that is here and now. As emphasized by the UN Secretary General António Guterres, “adaptation cannot be the neglected half of the climate equation.”

This technical brief is a joint collaboration with the Nairobi work programme expert group on biodiversity and climate change adaptation and has been published as a supplement to the NAP technical guidelines.

The Ecosystem-based Adaptation Briefing Note Series aims to foster a common understanding of key concepts, issues and considerations to help design, plan and implement successful ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) initiatives.

The Ecosystem-based Adaptation Briefing Note Series aims to foster a common understanding of key concepts, issues and considerations to help design, plan and implement successful ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) initiatives.

The Ecosystem-based Adaptation Briefing Note Series aims to foster a common understanding of key concepts, issues and considerations to help design, plan and implement successful ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) initiatives.

The Ecosystem-based Adaptation Briefing Note Series aims to foster a common understanding of key concepts, issues and considerations to help design, plan and implement successful ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) initiatives.