Marine protected areas

  • Knowledge partner
    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Switzerland
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Forestry
    Infrastructure and Urban planning

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.&nbs

  • Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Belgium
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Energy efficiency
    Forestry
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Water

    Agriconsulting Europe SA - AESA is a renowned European consulting firm offering worldwide high-quality technical assistance and management services to Governments, Ministries, International Organisations and private clients in the field of international development.

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    Objective

    This guide is about taking account of, and managing, ecosystems to help people adapt to climate change in coastal areas: coastal Ecosystem based Adaptation (EBA). Vital to human wellbeing, adaptation to climate change is increasingly important in international policy discussions such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which have acknowledged the potential importance of EBA in meeting this challenge.