Ecosystem based adaptation: a multi-stakeholder affair

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) is defined as “the adaptation policies and measures that take into account the role of ecosystem services in reducing the vulnerability of society to climate change, in a multi-sectoral and multiscale approach”. EBA involves different stakeholders such as national and regional governments, local communities, private companies and NGOs in addressing the different pressures on ecosystem services (e.g. land use and climate change), and in managing …