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Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:23:34Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:23:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe World Bank's mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine these goals. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average 2 degree Celsius due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating. These rising temperatures will have significant impacts at a global scale and at local and regional levels. While it remains important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reverse climate change in the long run, many of the impacts of climate change are already in evidence. As a result, governments, communities, and civil society are increasingly concerned with anticipating the future effects of climate change while searching for strategies to mitigate, and adapt to, its current and future effects. Global warming and changes in climate have already had observed impacts on natural ecosystems and species. Natural systems such as wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, cloud forests, arctic and high latitude ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate-induced disturbances. Current efforts to address climate change focus mainly on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly through cleaner energy strategies, and on attempting to reduce vulnerability of communities at risk by improving infrastructure to meet new energy and water needs. This report attempts to set out a compelling argument for including ecosystem-based approaches to mitigation and adaptation as a third and essential pillar in national strategies to address climate change. The report is targeted at both Bank task teams and country clients. Such ecosystem-based strategies can offer cost-effective, proven and sustainable solutions contributing to, and complementing, other national and regional adaptation strategies.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090708013334
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/3062
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3062
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACIDIFICATION
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectAMPHIBIANS
dc.subjectANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectANNUAL EMISSION
dc.subjectANTARCTICA
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectAQUATIC HABITATS
dc.subjectAQUATIC LIFE
dc.subjectAQUATIC SPECIES
dc.subjectARID REGIONS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CARBON
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBEACHES
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectBOREAL FORESTS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CONTENT
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MARKETS
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSETS
dc.subjectCARBON POOL
dc.subjectCARBON POOLS
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON SINK
dc.subjectCARBON SINKS
dc.subjectCARBON STOCK
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectCARBON STORES
dc.subjectCARBONATES
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCLEANER TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSION
dc.subjectCOASTAL HABITATS
dc.subjectCOASTAL STATES
dc.subjectCOASTAL WATERS
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AREAS
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCYCLONES
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDEGRADED AREAS
dc.subjectDEGRADED LAND
dc.subjectDEGRADED LANDS
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ABATEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM FUEL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectEXOTIC SPECIES
dc.subjectFIRE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFLUXES OF CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST CANOPY
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST EDGE
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREST LOSS
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST TYPES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectFRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON CYCLE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON SINK
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL TERRESTRIAL CARBON
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGREEN HOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROUND CARBON
dc.subjectHABITAT DEGRADATION
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectHIGHLANDS
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectINVASIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLEACHING
dc.subjectLOSS OF FOREST
dc.subjectLOSS OF SOIL CARBON
dc.subjectMANGROVES
dc.subjectMARINE RESOURCES
dc.subjectMARINE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARSHES
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectNATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectNATURAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL WETLANDS
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOCEAN CARBON
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectOIL PALM
dc.subjectORGANIC CARBON
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPEAT
dc.subjectPHOTOSYNTHESIS
dc.subjectPLANKTON
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectPROTECTING WETLANDS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectRANGES
dc.subjectRATE OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectRATES OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL USE
dc.subjectRESERVOIR
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER DELTAS
dc.subjectRIVERINE
dc.subjectSALTWATER INTRUSION
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA WATER
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSPECIES DIVERSITY
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSWAMP
dc.subjectTEMPERATE FORESTS
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL CARBON
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectTHERMAL STRATIFICATION
dc.subjectTREE SPECIES
dc.subjectTROPICAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL FOREST
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICAL RAIN FOREST
dc.subjectTROPICAL REGIONS
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectWETLAND ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectWETLAND HABITATS
dc.subjectWETLAND RESTORATION
dc.subjectWETLAND SOILS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWILDERNESS AREAS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE HABITAT
dc.subjectWIND
dc.titleConvenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Changeen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:15:50.532596Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20090708013334
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid745791468150298239
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20090708013334
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10787303
okr.identifier.report49313
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorAgriculture
okr.sectorfishing
okr.sectorand forestry :: General agriculture
okr.sectorGeneral agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.themeClimate change
okr.themeBiodiversity
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicEnvironment::Biodiversity
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.unitEnvironment Department (ENV)
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