UNEP & Climate Adaptation
Building climate resilience of urban systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Asia-Pacific region
This project is building the climate resilience of poor communities in the cities of Thimphu (Bhutan), Kep, Phongsaly and Oudomxay (Lao PDR), and Mandalay (Myanmar) using Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) - the strategy of protecting or restoring ecosystems to reduce the negative impacts of climate change.
In Phongsaly and Oudomxay, the project is restoring watersheds and riparian areas by using climate-resilient species that slow down the water flow and increase water infiltration. Further, in Oudomxay, the EbA interventions of watershed restoration and the creation of plant nurseries are combining with ecotourism efforts to protect ecosystem services and livelihoods of local communities.
Learn more about UNEP's work on adaptation: www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-change/what-we-do/cli...
Photo credit: UNEP
Building climate resilience of urban systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Asia-Pacific region
This project is building the climate resilience of poor communities in the cities of Thimphu (Bhutan), Kep, Phongsaly and Oudomxay (Lao PDR), and Mandalay (Myanmar) using Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) - the strategy of protecting or restoring ecosystems to reduce the negative impacts of climate change.
In Phongsaly and Oudomxay, the project is restoring watersheds and riparian areas by using climate-resilient species that slow down the water flow and increase water infiltration. Further, in Oudomxay, the EbA interventions of watershed restoration and the creation of plant nurseries are combining with ecotourism efforts to protect ecosystem services and livelihoods of local communities.
Learn more about UNEP's work on adaptation: www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-change/what-we-do/cli...
Photo credit: UNEP