Nature-based Solutions is an umbrella term which includes several types of ecosystem-based approaches to deal with societal challenges such as disasters and climate risks. This includes ‘Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction’ (Eco-DRR), which is the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to reduce disaster risk, with the aim to achieve sustainable and resilient development. Well-managed ecosystems, such as wetlands, forests and coastal systems, act as natural infrastructure, reducing physical exposure to many hazards and increasing socio-economic resilience of people and communities by sustaining local livelihoods and providing essential natural resources such as food, water and building materials.
How we can work together with nature to build resilience against disasters and climate change?
For International Day for Disaster Reduction, we released a Podcast Series entitled "Talks 4 Action" discussing it.
The first episode focuses on Nature-based Solutions through a humanitarian lens.
PEDRR in collaboration with UNEP and UNDRR on 19 May organised a Risk Reduction Hub side event “Working with Nature for ...
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Background Seminars on nature conservation in German development ... Read More
The Nile Delta in Egypt is one of the most vulnerable areas in the ... Read More
Africa's landscapes vary from place to place, just as the ... Read More
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Facilitating community collective action to save peatlands of the island of Sumatra The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate {...}
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The HNPW will take place virtually from 19 April to 7 May, 2021. The ... Read More
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is negotiating a new ... Read More
On the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction, 13th of October, ... Read More
Following the February launch of the FRAME-ECO framework, this session moved from the "what" to the "how." Hosted by the PEDRR-FEBA Joint Working Group on Loss and Damage, the webinar brought together participants from around the world to bridge the gap between high-level policy and the front lines of ecosystem recovery. Photo: FEBA/PEDRR - Julia Rocha Romero, Rose Washington, Dr. Elisa Calliari and Dr. Neil Aldrin Mallari The Mission: Bridging the ...
Learn MoreAs climate change intensifies disasters worldwide, biodiversity and ecosystem losses remain largely invisible in official assessments. On February 24th, the joint FEBA-PEDRR Working Group ... Read More
Background and Context The 5th Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) Network science-policy workshop took place on 13-15 September, 2023, at the UN Campus in ... Read More
Background and Context: Ecosystems can reduce disaster risk and help people adapt to the impacts of climate change. Protected areas can play a vital role as buffers to hazards and climate change, ... Read More
