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| Document Date:
| 2009/06/01 |
| Document Type:
| Other Environmental Study |
| Report Number:
| 49313 |
| Volume No:
| 1 of 1 |
| Country:
| World ; |
| Doc Name:
| Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change |
| Keywords:
| acidification, adverse effects, afforestation, afforestation activities, agricultural land, agricultural production, Agriculture, air, altitude, amphibians, Anaerobic conditions, annual emission, Antarctica, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic habitats, aquatic life, aquatic species, arid regions, atmosphere, atmospheric carbon, basins, beaches, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, biological characteristics, Biological Corridors, Biological Diversity, biological resources, biomass, birds, Boreal Forests, carbon, carbon content, carbon credits, Carbon dioxide, carbon distribution, carbon emissions, carbon finance, carbon market, Carbon Markets, Carbon Offsets, carbon pool, carbon pools, carbon sequestration, carbon sink, carbon sinks, carbon stock, carbon storage, carbon storage capacity, carbon stores, carbonates, case studies, cleaner technologies, Climate, Climate Change, CO, CO2, coast, coastal areas, coastal erosion, coastal habitats, coastal states, coastal waters, coastal zone, coastal zone management, coastal zones, colors, conservation areas, Coral Reefs, crop production, crops, cyclones, dams, deforestation activities, degraded areas, degraded land, degraded lands, desertification, drainage, drought, Ecosystem, ecosystem structure, Emission, Emission Reduction, emission reduction targets, emission reductions, emissions, emissions abatement, Emissions from Deforestation, emissions from fuel, environmental conditions, erosion, erosion control, Estuaries, exotic species, fire management, Fish, Fisheries, Flood Control, flooding, floods, fluxes of carbon, Forest area, forest canopy, forest carbon stocks, forest clearing, Forest Conservation, forest conversion, forest cover, Forest Degradation, Forest Ecosystems, forest edge, forest fires, Forest Investment, forest loss, forest products, forest protection, forest sector, forest types, Forestry, Forests, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, Framework Convention on Climate Change, fresh water, freshwater, freshwater ecosystems, GHG, glaciers, global carbon cycle, global carbon dioxide, global carbon dioxide emissions, global carbon sink, global climate change, Global Environment Facility, global terrestrial carbon, Global warming, Grasslands, Green house gases, greenhouse, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas mitigation, greenhouse gases, ground carbon, habitat degradation, habitats, Highlands, human activities, hurricanes, hydrology, international emissions, Invasive Species, IPCC, Lakes, land area, land degradation, land management, Land Use Change, leaching, loss of forest, loss of soil carbon, Mangroves, marine resources, marine systems, marshes, methane, methane emissions, mountains, native species, Natural Forests, natural wetlands, nitrous oxide, nutrients, ocean carbon, Oceans, oil palm, organic carbon, organic matter, particles, particulate, peat, photosynthesis, plankton, plant species, pollutants, precipitation, precipitation patterns, protecting wetlands, quality of water, rain, rainfall, rainfall events, ranges, rate of deforestation, rates of deforestation, recreational use, reservoir, reservoirs, River, river deltas, riverine, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise, sea water, soil carbon, soils, species diversity, surface temperature, Sustainable Forest, Sustainable Forest Management, swamp, Temperate Forests, terrestrial carbon, terrestrial ecosystems, thermal stratification, tree species, tropical deforestation, tropical forest, Tropical Forests, tropical rain forest, tropical regions, tropics, Vegetation, water quality, watershed, watershed management, watersheds, weather conditions, Wetland, Wetland Ecosystems, wetland habitats, Wetland Restoration, wetland soils, Wetlands, wilderness areas, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wind
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| Language:
| English |
| Major Sector:
| Agriculture, fishing, and forestry |
| Rel. Proj ID:
| 1W-Biodiversity, Climate Change & Adaptation -Nature-Based Solutio -- P114960 ; |
| Region:
| The World Region ; |
| Rep Title:
| Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change |
| Sector:
| General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector |
| Topics:
| Environment ; Water Resources |
| SubTopics:
| Wetlands ; Wildlife Resources ; Ecosystems and Natural Habitats ; Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases ; Biodiversity |
| Unit Owning:
| Environment Department (ENV) |
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| The 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. |
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