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    Nature‑based Solutions Valuation Report
    Reads: 9

    This project profile addresses Nature-based solutions, Monitoring and evaluation, and Multi-ecosystem approach. It has global scope and covers a multi-ecosystem perspective. Its reported or expected contributions include improved governance and evidence-based decision-making.

    Author:

    Laura Kuhl y Alaina Boyle

    Published: 2021
    Nature-based Solutions are Job and Livelihood Solutions
    Reads: 7

    This technical report addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate resilience, Urban adaptation, Gender and inclusion, and Livelihoods. It has global scope and covers Agricultural and dryland ecosystems; Urban ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include reduced climate and disaster risk, stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and stronger local capacities and livelihoods.

    Author:

    Alaina Boyle and Laura Kuhl

    Published: 2021
    Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in National Adaptation Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions
    Reads: 44

    Analytical report on the integration of disaster risk and climate finance instruments into National Adaptation Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions, highlighting good practices and lessons for public policy.

    Reported benefits/impacts: Mobilizes public-private collaboration, improves climate planning and policy coherence, protects vulnerable sectors, and provides timely and reliable financing.

    Author:

    Mirwald, Magdalena; Oh, Serin; Kania, Antonella; Zahra, Anum; Hossain, Fahad; Kreft, Sönke

    Published: 2025
    Assessing transformative climate action in agrifood systems
    Reads: 7

    This technical report addresses Nature-based solutions, and Climate resilience. It has global scope and covers River, wetland and inland water ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and improved governance and evidence-based decision-making.

    Author:

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    Published: 2025
    Indigenous knowledge is crucial in the fight against climate change – here’s why
    Reads: 8

    This local knowledge document addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate change, Local knowledge, and Multi-ecosystem approach. It has global scope and covers a multi-ecosystem perspective. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, and improved governance and evidence-based decision-making.

    Author:

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    Published: 2024
    The Climate Dictionary: An everyday guide to climate change
    Reads: 8

    This technical guide addresses Nature-based solutions, Climate change, and Urban adaptation. It has global scope and covers Urban ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include improved governance and evidence-based decision-making.

    Author:

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    Published: 2023
    Protection gaps in Amazon floodplains will increase with climate change
    Reads: 8

    Investigación sobre cómo el cambio climático afectará la protección de peces de agua dulce en las llanuras de inundación amazónicas y los impactos ecológicos asociados.

    Beneficios/impactos reportados: Identificación de brechas de conservación, proyecciones futuras bajo cambio climático e integración de factores ecológicos y humanos.

    Author:

    Nicolás Dubos , Maxime Lenormand , Leandro Castello , Thierry Oberdorff , Antoine Guisan , Sandra Luque

    Published: 2022
    An Environmental Watch System for the Andean countries
    Reads: 9

    The paper describes a coordinated early-warning and decision-support system and reports two years of implementation experience. It is an arXiv preprint and should not be classified as a peer-reviewed journal article.

    Author:

    Ángel G. Muñoz, Patricio López, Ramón Velásquez, Luis Monterrey, Gloria León, Franklyn Ruiz, Cristina Recalde, Jaime Cadena, Raúl Mejía, Marcos Paredes, Juan Bazo, Carmen Reyes, Gualberto Carrasco, Yaruska Castellón, Claudia Villarroel, Juan Quintana, Avel Urdaneta

    Published: 2010
    Reduction of vulnerability to coastal flooding through ecosystem-based adaptation in the south of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces (Manglar Vivo)
    Reads: 7

    This project profile addresses Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), Ecological restoration, Environmental governance, Water management, and Mangroves. It focuses on Cuba and covers Marine and coastal ecosystems; River, wetland and inland water ecosystems; Agricultural and dryland ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include reduced climate and disaster risk, stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, ecosystem conservation and restoration, stronger local capacities and livelihoods, and improved governance and evidence-based decision-making.

    Author:

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    Published: 2021
    Ecosystem‑based adaptation in the agriculture sector – A nature‑based solution (NbS) for building the resilience of the food and agriculture sector to climate change
    Reads: 8

    This technical report addresses Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), Climate change, Climate resilience, Environmental governance, and Water management. It has global scope and covers River, wetland and inland water ecosystems; Agricultural and dryland ecosystems. Its reported or expected contributions include stronger climate resilience and adaptive capacity, improved governance and evidence-based decision-making, and improved water security and watershed management.

    Author:

    Manar Abdelmagied and Molefi Mpheshea

    Published: 2020