Ecosystem-based Adaptation: What Does It Really Mean?

Children in Nepal ©Shaun Martin, WWF-US

By Shaun Martin, WWF-US Ecosystem-based Adaptation. If you understand what adaptation is, then the term “ecosystem-based adaptation,” or EbA, should be self-explanatory. But it’s not. There is perhaps no concept more confusing or misunderstood than this one. So what does Ecosystem-based Adaptation really mean and why are we so confused about it? To understand the [...]

The Plain of Reeds: Restoring wetlands in the Rice Bowl of Vietnam

by Jonathan Cook, WWF-US A densely populated country with a very long coastline, Vietnam appears frequently on lists of the countries that are expected to be most seriously affected by climate change. And the Mekong Delta will be one of the most impacted areas within Vietnam: a broad, flat plain that receives the sediment-laden waters [...]