Global workshop on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins

29 - 30 April 2019

Salle VII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

The global workshop on ecosystem-based adaptation took place on 29-30 April 2019 in Geneva.
The workshop had the following objectives:

analyse the value, limits and conditions for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA);
discuss how EbA can particularly help in transboundary basins, as a low or no regret measure;
share good practices, experiences and lessons learned with EbA from basins around the world;
provide the participants with initial tools for EbA through interactive exercises and case studies.

The global workshop was followed by the tenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate, which was held on 1 May 2019 in Geneva.

Documents

Documents	ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA
Outcomes and conclusions	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Information notice	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Provisional programme	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Overview of the marketplace	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
List of participants
Background materials
UNECE, FAO (2018). Forests and Water: Valuation and payments for forest ecosystem services	link to publication
UNECE (2018) Words into Action Guidelines Implementation Guide for Addressing Water-Related Disasters and Transboundary Cooperation	link to publication
CBD (2018) Voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction	link to publication
CBD (2016) Synthesis Report on Experiences with Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. CBD Technical Series No. 85	link to publication
GIZ (2017) Valuing the Benefits, Costs and Impacts of Ecosystem-based Adaptation Measures: A sourcebook of methods for decision-making	link to publication
EEA (2017) Green Infrastructure and Flood Management: Promoting cost-efficient flood risk reduction via green infrastructure solutions. EEA Report No 14/2017	link to publication
EEA (2018) Flood risks and environmental vulnerability — Exploring the synergies between floodplain restoration, water policies and thematic policies. EEA Report No 1/2016	link to publication
European Commission DG ENV (2014) A guide to support the selection, design and implementation of natural water retention measures in Europe. Capturing the multiple benefits of nature-based solutions	link to publication
International Rivers (2018) Free-Flowing Rivers: Sustaining Livelihoods, Cultures and Ecosystems	link to publication
GWP, INBO (2015) The Handbook for Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in River and Lake Basins	link to publication
GWP Central and Eastern Europe (2015) Natural small water retention measures combining drought mitigation, flood protection and biodiversity conservation. Guidelines.	link to publication
World Bank (2019) Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure	link to publication
World Bank (2019) Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Risk Management: booklet	link to publication
World Bank (2017) Implementing nature-based flood protection: Principles and Implementation Guidance	link to publication
IUCN, GWP (2015) Strategy and Guidelines for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Approaches in Transboundary Ecosystem Management in East Africa	link to publication
IUCN (2017) Ecosystem-based Adaptation. Issues Brief	link to publication
IUCN (2016) Helping nature help us: Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management	link to publication
IUCN (2019) Gobernanza de aguas transfronterizas	link to publication
UN-Water (2018) United Nations World Water Development Report: Nature-based Solutions for Water	link to publication
UNEP-WCMC (2015) Guidance on Integrating Ecosystem Considerations into Climate Change Vulnerability and Impact Assessments to Inform Ecosystem-based Adaptation	link to publication
WWF (2017) Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide	link to publication
WWF (2013) Operational Framework for Ecosystem-based Adaptation Implementing and Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation Responses in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region	link to publication
Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA)	PDF	-	-	-
OSCE (2019) The Ecosystem Approach to Flood Risk Management and Examples of Its Application in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine	link to publication

Collections and Tools in EbA

Collections and Tools
Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction – PreventionWeb	link
Natural flood management for disaster risk reduction – PreventionWeb	link
EbA Tools Navigator	link
CRIDA - Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis	link
WISE-UP to Climate – Water Infrastructure Solutions from Eco-system Services Underpinning Climate Resilient Policies and Programmes	link
ALivE - Adaptation, Livelihoods and Ecosystems Planning Tool	link
Natural Water Retention Measures	link
Building with Nature Guidelines	link
Engineering with Nature	link
Platforms
https://agwaguide.org
http://pedrr.org
https://platform.think-nature.eu
https://www.weadapt.org
https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/ecosystem-based-adaptation/an-international-eba-community-of-practice
https://AGWAguide.org/CRIDA

Presentations

Presentations	ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA
Day 1, 29 April 2019
Ecosystem-based adaptation in the concept of nature-based solutions and its application for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction Ms. Verónica Ruiz, IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme	PDF	-	-	-
Ecosystem-based adaptation in the EU adaptation policy Ms. Elena Višnar Malinovská European Commission, DG CLIMA	PDF	-	-	-
Free Flowing Rivers: an ecosystem-based adaptation measure toward resilient deltas Mr. Marc Goichot WWF Greater Mekong Programme	PDF	-	-	-
Ecosystem-based adaptation for river resilience – a perspective on Southeast Queensland, Australia Ms. Carla Littlejohn International River Foundation	PDF	-	-	-
Guadalquivir: a basin in the frontier of changes Mr. Victor Juan Cifuentes Sánchez Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Spain	-	-	-	PDF
Day 2, 30 April 2019
Enhancing the role of nature for adaptation: governance dimensions Ms. Lorena Martinez Hernandez IUCN Environmental Law Centre	PDF	-	-	-
Natural water retention measures Mr. Edouard Boinet International Network of Basin Organizations	PDF	-	-	-
The concept of free-flowing rivers and its application within the Living Danube Partnership Ms. Eva Hernandez Living European Rivers Initiative, WWF	PDF	-	-	-
Strengthening transboundary cooperation in the Sixaola basin through ecosystem-based adaptation activities implemented on the ground Mr. Juan Carlos Barrantes Binational Commission of the Sixaola basin	-	-	-	PDF
Ecosystem-based adaptation at the Niger basin level Mr. Ibrahima Sory Camara Ministry of Water, Guinéa	-	PDF	-	-
Support project for the restoration of ecosystems at the head of the Mékrou basin, a tributary of the Niger Mr. Benoit Koukponou Ministry of Water and Mines, Republic of Benin	-	PDF	-	-
Integrating green and gray infrastructure – and its financing Mr. Greg Browder World Bank	PDF	-	-	-
Preparing bankable projects for ecosystem-based adaptation Mr. Dean Muruven WWF International	PDF	-	-	-
Valuing and financing forests for water Mr. Alessandro Leonardi ETIFOR\|Valuing Nature	PDF	-	-	-
Nature insurance value: assessment and demonstration (NAIAD) Ms. Elena Lopez-Gunn NAIAD	PDF	-	-	-
Resilient green finance with climate bonds Mr. Alex Mauroner Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)	PDF	-	-	-

Global workshop on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins

Global workshop on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Transboundary Basins

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