Promoting ecosystems for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Opportunities for Integration

  Available online: https://www.wetlands.org/publications/promoting-ecosystems-for-disaster-risk-red [...]

This discussion paper examines differences and similarities between ecosystem-based approaches to disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation (EBA).

It suggests key integration points at the project level through examining a number of Eco-DRR, EBA and hybrid (Eco-DRR/CCA) projects. A total of 38 (Eco-DRR, EBA and hybrid Eco-DRR/CCA) projects are examined in terms of their aims, assessments, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and policy and institutional contexts to understand how in practice these approaches differ and overlap and to find key integration points.

The paper identifies five areas for Eco-DRR and EBA integration in project design and implementation:
1. Defining aims of the project;
2. Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments;
3. Project implementation: methods, approaches, tools;
4. Monitoring and Evaluation; and
5. Policy and institutional engagements.

Language(s): English

Tags: Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Adaptation ; Poverty and Poverty reduction Add tag