Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation: progress and challenges

Chong, Joanne

doi:10.1007/s10784-014-9242-9

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“…Municipal staff report that the plan "[…] was never formally used". 10 While in theory, ecosystem-based adaptation is framed as a comprehensive approach, rooted in ecosystem services and climate change adaptation research (Chong 2014;Uy and Shaw 2012), current practice in both countries is fragmented, and it is not necessarily 10 In contrast, Munich's currently developed adaptation strategy evolved from activities for climate change mitigation (e.g., climate assessments), was pushed internally by municipal staff, is now supported through lasting changes in personnel assets, working structures and policy support, and actively involves 7 departments and ca. 60 municipal staff members.…”

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“…The concept of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation supports and builds on the ecosystem services concept, and can even be used synonymously with ecosystembased adaptation (EC 2015;Naumann et al 2014). Both concepts are embedded in the theory and practice of climate change adaptation and ecosystem services (Chong 2014;Uy and Shaw 2012). The need to mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation into municipal planning is widely advocated (Daily and Matson 2009;Gaffin et al 2012;Ojea 2015;Pasquini and Cowling 2014).…”

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

2016

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Ecosystem-based adaptation (i.e. the use of ecosystem services to adapt to climate change) and its mainstreaming into municipal planning to foster sustainable transformation is receiving increasing interest from both academic and governmental bodies. However, little is known about the pathways for its systematic implementation, or the extent to which it is already mainstreamed in municipal planning practice. This article reports on a study in which local pathways to sustainably mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation were compared in 12 municipalities in Germany and Sweden. The results show that while progress is seemingly similar in the two countries, there are noticeable differences regarding the local triggers, the importance given to particular mainstreaming strategies and their link to climate policy integration. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation are not labelled or systematised in either country. In addition, the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation is enabled through municipalities' level of experience in mainstreaming other issues. In Sweden, the ecosystem service concept drives adaptation mainstreaming, which is often disconnected from the integration of climate mitigation policy. In contrast, German structures and planning processes established for climate change mitigation are paving the way. We conclude that systematic adaptation mainstreaming and its potential linkages and disconnects with climate mitigation policy integration require more explicit consideration, both in research and practice. We call for more research on the role of inclusive (as opposed to fragmented) climate policy integration to assure sustainable planning and transformation.

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2016

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“…The benefits of ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation are proclaimed at the international level and their potential to foster sustainability transitions has received increased interest from scholars and governmental bodies alike (Andersson 2006, Roberts et al 2011, Huq et al 2013, Wilkinson et al 2013, Chong 2014, IPCC 2014, Wu 2014. Ecosystem-based adaptation is a relatively new concept, which can be defined as the "use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt" (CBD 2009:41).…”

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Mainstreaming ecosystem-based adaptation: transformation toward sustainability in urban governance and planning

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“…Its main focus relates to sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems with the objective to provide services supporting humans' adaptation to climate change (CBD 2009, Munang et al 2013). Accordingly it is embedded into the concepts of ecosystem services and climate change adaptation (Chong 2014, Wamsler et al 2014. Besides adaptation benefits, multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities are also taken into account.…”

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Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Change – Four Shades of Green

Pauleit

Zölch

Hansen

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Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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'Nature-based -solutions' (NbS) aim to use nature in tackling challenges such as climate change, food security, water resources, or disaster risk management. The concept has been adopted by the European Commission in its research programme Horizon 2020 to promote its uptake in urban areas and establish Europe as a world leader of NbS. However, the concept has been defined vaguely. Moreover, its relationships with already existing concepts and approaches to enhance nature and its benefits in urban areas require clarification.Notably, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), urban green infrastructure (UGI) and ecosystem services (ESS) have gained prominence in academic debates and are increasingly referred to in policy-making. In this chapter main features of each of the concepts, as well as overlaps and differences between them are analysed based on a review of key literature.NbS is the most recent and broadest of the four concepts. Therefore, it may be considered as an umbrella to the other concepts but with a distinct focus on deployment of actions on the ground. EbA is a subset of NbS that is specifically concerned with climate change adaptation via the use of nature. As a planning approach, UGI, on the other hand, can provide strategic guidance for the integration of NbS into

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Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation: progress and challenges

Cited by 105 publications

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Mainstreaming ecosystem-based adaptation: transformation toward sustainability in urban governance and planning

Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Change – Four Shades of Green

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