The UNEP coastal ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) website is your gateway to learning more about the role of coastal ecosystems in climate change adaptation, how to plan and...
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Coastal ecosystems provide a range of essential ecosystem services, including food, protection, climate regulation and recreation. With 70% of the earth's surface covered by ocean and the majority of the world's populations living near the coast, proper management of coastal ecosystems is of vital importance. Coastal ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which exacerbate already occurring problems related to coastal development, including habitat loss and pollution. Sea level rise, extreme weather events and temperature changes that can alter ecological processes are posing severe threats to coastal communities. EbA interventions such as mangrove restoration buffer coastal landscapes from negative impacts such as floods and erosion.
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24 Feb 2016
The Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project brings together Chinese policy makers, research and policy institutions, as well as international organizations and experts...
30 Sep 2015
The USAID Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (USAID Mekong ARCC) project recently launched an online ecosystem value estimator (or directly typing URL: http://...
5 Mar 2015
The ConservationGateway developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a platform for sharing pratical conservation methods synthesized from TNC's work,...
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4 Mar 2015
This article provides an brief introduciton of different Coastal Ecosystems (Mangroves, Coral Reefs Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Oyster Reefs, Saltmarshes, and Seagrasses) on...
4 Mar 2015
While we are paying attention to the major hurricances like Sandy (New Jersey in 2012) and Typhoon Haiyan (the Philippines 2013) and the human, financial, and...
Climate & Development Knowledge Network
4 Mar 2015
Fiji, as an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, is vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards such as flood and cyclone. To build community resilience...