UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Thematic working group on Ecosystem Services and Disaster Risk Reduction Aim: Integrate the concept of ecosystem services into disaster risk reduction • ecosystem-based solutions to adaptation • eco-DRR • natural/green infrastructure Conserving, restoring and managing ecosystems in a sustainable way, while at the same time reduce disaster risks and achieve sustainable and resilient development. • Guidelines and standards for vulnerability and risk indicators, incorporating ecosystem services notions • Foster collaborative activities between the scientific community, disaster risk reduction practitioners Today’s session: Ecosystem-based solutions for adaptation and disaster risk reduction when considering multiple risks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sandra Lavorel (Université Grenoble Alpes) – Ecological mechanisms underpinning climate adaptation services David Vačkář (CzechGlobe) – Ecosystem services and disaster risk management in the context of adaptation to climate change Julia Kloos (UNU-EHS) – Ecosystem-based adaptation and disaster risk reduction in a multi-hazard context. Some insights from rural North West Benin Sasha Alexander (IUCN-CEM) – Slow-Onset Disasters: Breaking the Cycle with Sustainable Land Management Practices Ana Paula Turetta (Griffith University) – Improving the management of climate change impacts to support resilient regional landscapes Jan Staes (University of Antwerp) – Mapping opportunities for Ecosystem based Adaptation: an illustration for the Flemish Region Questions --------------------Break (15 min)------------------------------- Discussions in break-out groups Wrap and closure Discussions 1 Which land and water management practices can be considered as ecosystembased (e.g., EbA, Eco-DRR) in a multiple hazard context? According to which criteria can a measure be identified as EbA/Eco-DRR? Definitions • Use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people adapt to the adverse effects of CC (CBD 2009) • Sustainable management as well as conservation and restoration of ecosystems as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities (CBD 2010 as in Andrade et al. 2011) • Harness the capacity of nature to buffer human communities against the adverse effects of CC through the sustainable delivery of Ecosystem Services (Jones et al. 2012) • Using ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to reduce and manage environmental risks (EA, 2010) • Sustainable management, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems to reduce disaster risk, with the aim to achieve sustainable and resilient development. (Estrella and Saalismaa 2013:30). Adresses links between CC, Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, DRR, sustainable resource management… • „Nature-based“ solutions • Working with natural processes • EbA • Eco-DRR • EA • Green measures/infras tructure • Etc. EbA • Emerging concept of Eba • Eba projects often not labeled as such (Doswald and Osti, 2011) • Not new – much coming from traditional NRM, ecosystem restoration, DRR • Confusion surrounding the meaning of Eba (Munroe et al. 2011) (Doswald et al. 2014) • No list of agreed activities that constitue EbA (Doswald et al. 2014) Ecosystem-based measures • River and Flood plain management – Regulating rivers: River and floodplain re-naturation and/or restoration, e.g. riverbed alterations, dyke relocation, habitat restoration, creation or protection, and invasive, alien species removal – Watershed management: Revegetation, afforestation, land management practices • Wetland management • Woodland/Forest and natural vegetation conservation and restoration – Woodlands/riparian forest along water courses – Native trees and shrubs regeneration (e.g. along coast) • Soil, agriculture and grazing management – Sustainable land and water management – Diverse food production systems • Habitat management • Protected area management From: Doswald and Osti, 2011, Doswald et al. 2014, Munang et al. 2014, Colls et al. 2009 Characteristics of EbA • „Good EbA“: multiple streams of knowledge, systemic perspective, manage multiple activities (UNEP) • „Effective EbA“: – Promotes resilient ecosystems, maintain ES, support sectoral adaptation, reduce risks and disasters, complement infrastructure, avoids maladaptation (UNEP 2012) – Reduces vulnerability of people at an environmental, social and economic level as well as providing benefits (Doswald et al. 2014) – Addresses also non-climatic threats, involves local communities, aligns conservation, development and poverty reduction, builds on existing good practices in NRM, adaptive management, integrates EBA in wider adaptation, knowledge transfer, capacity building etc. (Colls et al. 2009) Characteristics of EbA • „Principles of EbA“ – – – – Multisectoral approaches, multiple geographical scales, flexible and adaptive management, minimize trade-offs while maximize benefits with development and conservation goals, – based on and share best available science and local knowledge, – promote resilient ecosystems and used nature based solutions to benefit (vulnerable) people, – participatory, transparent, accountable, and culturally appropriate, embrace equity and gender issues Literature • UNEP: Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Guidance: Moving from Principles to Practice • A. Colls, N. Ash, and N. Ikkala (2009). Ecosystem-based Adaptation: a natural response to climate change. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 16pp. • N. Doswald, R. Munroe, D. Roe, A. Giuliani, I. Castelli, J. Stephens, I. Möller, T. Spencer, B. Vira, H. Reid (2014). Effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation: review of the evidence-base. Climate and Development Vol. 6, Iss. 2, 2014 • Richard Munang, Jesica Andrews, Keith Alverson & Desta Mebratu. Harnessing Ecosystem-based Adaptation To Address the Social Dimensions of Climate Change UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10 53113 Bonn, Germany Tel.: + 49-228-815-0200 Fax: + 49-228-815-0299 e-mail: [email protected] www.ehs.unu.edu
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