Integration of urban ecosystem-based adaptation in Nepal: A policy landscape analysis.

ABSTRACT: Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is an ecologically sensitive, cost-effective, and locally adaptive climate adaptation strategy to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable communities. While many studies on EbA have been conducted in rural and mountainous regions or within the natural sciences realm, there is a lack of comprehensive research that assesses how urban EbA measures have been incorporated into existing policies and plans in Global South, including in Nepal. Ecosystem-based adaptation is in the early stages of its establishment as a fundamental component to address climate adaptation and sustainable development in urban environments. Accordingly, effective integration strategies, challenges, potential focal areas, and entry points have yet to be extensively studied. To ad

SUBMITTER: Sherpa TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10829995 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature