Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Selected Case Studies from Africa

Efforts to protect the environment can have a negative impact on people’s livelihoods if it does not increase livelihood options from the ecosystem. So how do we maintain a healthy environment as climate changes and at the same time meet people’s needs? Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) may be an answer. This report discusses five case studies related to vulnerable ecosystems and livelihood of people, in the application of EbA in Africa.

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Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors: Africa Office
Format: Reports and Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:ECOSYSTEMS, AFRICA, ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, GUINEA, MALI, UGANDA, BURKINA FASO, MOZAMBIQUE,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/28524
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Summary:Efforts to protect the environment can have a negative impact on people’s livelihoods if it does not increase livelihood options from the ecosystem. So how do we maintain a healthy environment as climate changes and at the same time meet people’s needs? Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) may be an answer. This report discusses five case studies related to vulnerable ecosystems and livelihood of people, in the application of EbA in Africa.