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Accelerating Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation to Climate Change

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Globally, increasing emphasis is being placed on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation. This session will showcase successful case studies, tools and share evidence of the effectiveness of NbS while critically exploring what is needed to expand the implementation of NbS.
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Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for adaptation are receiving growing attention for their potential to reduce people’s vulnerability to a range of climate change impacts and provide significant co-benefits for biodiversity and people. However, project implementation has revealed that successful NbS has yet to reach its full potential, as approaches often remain piecemeal and small-scale and are not mainstreamed into policy and practice. This session will focus on showcasing current success stories from the ground and tools used in planning and implementing NbS for adaptation while also critically exploring what is needed to scale up the implementation of NbS to adapt to climate change. Further, the session will share the results of a global systematic review of evidence for the socio-economic and ecological effectiveness of NbS for climate change adaptation. The session is jointly organized by IUCN, IISD, IIED and OroVerde.

Session agenda

Panelist

Mr Duncan MACQUEEN

Team Leader - Forests,
International Institute for Envieonment and Development (IIED)
United Kingdom


11:00 - 11:40

Mrs Sarshen SCORGIE

Director: Climate and Strategy Advisor,
Conservation South Africa
South Africa


11:00 - 11:40

Mr Syed RIZVI

Programme Manager, Global Ecosystem Management Programme,
International Union for Conservation of Nature
United States of America

Tools and Learnings from Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation
11:00 - 11:40

Anika TERTON

Policy Advisor,
IISD
Canada

Tools and Learnings from Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation
11:40 - 12:30

Mauricio SANTAMARIA

Project Manager,
Tropical Forest Foundation -Oroverde-
Germany

Tools and Learnings from Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation
11:40 - 12:30

Dr Valerie KAPOS

Head of Programme, Climate Change & Biodiversity,
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
United Kingdom

Tools and Learnings from Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation
11:40 - 12:30

Facilitator

Mrs Xiaoting HOU-JONES

Senior Researcher ,
International Institute for Environment and Development
United Kingdom


11:00 - 12:30

  • OroVerde, UNEP-WCMC, IUCN

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