The factsheet gives an overview of an Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) project which is implemented by UNEP, Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) In the Asia-Pacific Region ‘Urban EbA Asia’. This project is building the climate resilience of poor communities in 5 cities using ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) – a strategy of protecting or restoring ecosystems to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. The project’s main approaches are: demonstrating the efficacy of urban EbA through ecosystem restoration; strengthening the capacity of city authorities to implement urban EbA; and building the knowledge base and awareness of urban EbA.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.