What is EbA?

Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a nature-based solution that harnesses biodiversity and ecosystem services to reduce vulnerability and build resilience of human communities to climate change. EbA is defined as the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change (CBD, 2009 & 2010).

EbA encompasses a broad set of approaches that include the management of ecosystems and their services to reduce the vulnerability of communities to the impacts of climate change – such as the conservation, sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves or coral reefs to reduce the harmful impacts of climate hazards including shifting patterns or levels of rainfall, changes in maximum and minimum temperatures, stronger storms, and increasingly variable climatic conditions.

Comment l’EbA s’inscrit-elle dans le cadre plus large des solutions fondées sur la nature (NbS) ?

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) – defined as actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefit – are crucial for sustainable development (IUCN Global Standard for NbS, 2020). The sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of NbS make them one of the best tools available to ensure the necessary transformative change to address climate change.

En tant que terme générique, les solutions fondées sur la nature englobent les approches de collaboration avec la nature pour lutter contre le changement climatique, telles que l’adaptation basée sur les écosystèmes (EbA), la réduction des risques de catastrophe basée sur les écosystèmes (Eco-DRR) et l’atténuation basée sur les écosystèmes (EbM). Les solutions fondées sur la nature en tant que concept global peuvent être utilisées pour soutenir la communication et l’intégration de ces différents sous-ensembles dans les accords multilatéraux internationaux/cadres mondiaux et leurs publics.

Où puis-je en apprendre davantage sur EbA ?

• Page des ressources du Fonds mondial EbA
• Cours d'apprentissage en ligne EbA
• Navigateur d'outils EbA
• PANORAMA.solutions
• EbA programmes of IUCN and UNEP, and IKI‘s adaptation programmes
• Friends of EbA (FEBA)
• Global Adaptation Network (GAN)