Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?

[Anne Schulthess]

Ecosystem-based adaptation, or EbA, involves people working with nature to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.

Ample evidence from IIED and other organisations – along with experiences from communities around the world – demonstrate that EbA has great potential to help people adapt to climate change while delivering environmental, social and economic benefits. However, policymakers have not adopted this approach as widely as they could. Following a recent CBA15 event, Gabriela Flores outlines three ways communications could help increase EbA uptake.

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