Aiming to contribute to the process of adaptation to climate change, the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection developed a term of reference – constructed based on discussions held with members of the Climate Observatory and with representatives of Brazil’s Department of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) – for guiding the study: “ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION: opportunities for public policies in climate change”. The work was undertaken by ICLEI Brazil and was edited and revised by the Boticário Group Foundation, with the support of the Climate Observatory. The document raises the concept of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), as well as presenting EbA practices which are ongoing in Brazil and elsewhere in the world. In some cases, a comparative analysis was made between the cost-benefit of implanting EbA projects or green infrastructure with conventional engineering solutions (“gray infrastructure”). Based on the survey undertaken, objective recommendations were indicated for including EbA strategies in public policies for adaptation to climate change, focusing on the Brazilian National Adaptation Plan – run by the MMA’s Department of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, expected to be submitted to the Executive Group in June 2015. The Boticário Group Foundation’s expectation is that this study will contribute to the construction of the Brazilian national strategy for adaptation to climate change, taking into account the conservation of biodiversity – a cause for which the institution has worked since its creation in 1990. Working throughout Brazil, the institution supports other organizations’ conservation initiatives, protects natural areas which it owns, invests in innovative conservation strategies such as payment for environmental services, disseminates knowledge and raises society’s awareness regarding the conservation of ecosystems.
Ecosystem based adoption: Opportunities for public policies in climate change
Year: 2015
