Risk reduction

Restoring ecosystems to reduce drought risk

Historically, droughts have caused extensive damage. Effective responses to drought remain a challenge, with reactive and crisis-oriented approaches dominating many interventions. The consequences of drought extend beyond households and rural livelihoods, impacting industrial operations and sectors such as energy, agriculture and water supply. Integrating Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into drought policies requires a comprehensive, context-aware approach.

Author(s)
Magero, Chris
Somda, Jacques
Njeru, T.
Ruiz, Verónica
Dalton, James
Nino, B.
Metternicht, Graciela
Tang, T.
Irshaid, J.
Lewis, M.
Kahil, T.

Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in North Macedonia

The main goal of this scoping study is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the national aspect of North Macedonia in regard of pilot activities to apply the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) concept for disaster risk reduction (DRR). The study refers to the available information from existing policies, programmes, and strategies (at the global, regional, national, and local levels). The analysed data are related to NbS for DRR, directly or indirectly.

Author(s)
Popovski, Vasko
Sterijovski, Bogoljub

Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Montenegro

Montenegro is a disaster-prone country particularly vulnerable to climate change, thus affecting multiple sectors – agriculture, biodiversity, energy, forestry, public health, coastal areas and maritime resources, tourism and water resources. The combination of the rise in frequency and intensity of climate-related hazards, and increasing development in the country raises the risks of these hazards causing substantial economic and health impacts.

Author(s)
Popovicki, Tanja
Ruiz, Verónica
Hessenberger, Daisy

Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Kosovo

Kosovo is prone to a wide variety of natural hazards – including floods, landslides, droughts, earthquakes, and wildfires – that could pose serious damages to the economy, fiscal balances, and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Many of these climatic-related hazards are expected to magnify with future climate change.

Author(s)
Hessenberger, Daisy
Popovicki, Tanja

Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The overall purpose of this scoping study is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the context in regard to the application of Nature-Based Solutions approaches for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Bosnia and Herzogovina.

Author(s)
Kapović Solomun, Marijana

Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions in Serbia

This scoping study has been developed to enable better understanding of the Serbian national context, in terms of the institutional, policy and legal framework and reveal the key challenges for the application of Nature-Based Solutions along with the recommendations and entry points for the mainstreaming of Nature-Based Solutions into national disaster risk reduction and climate change policies and strategies.

Author(s)
Popovicki, Tanja

Hazard awareness and risk mitigation in integrated coastal area management

These guidelines aim to assist policy makers and managers in the reduction of the risks to coastal communities, their infrastructure and service-providing ecosystems from tsunamis, storm surges and other coastal hazards within the phased framework of Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM).

Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities

Despite increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, implementation remains mostly underdeveloped worldwide. Lack of knowledge on the implementation process present an important barrier. This publication presents details on Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC), a global initiative which promoted ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in six countries.

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and adaptation in practice

This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has progressively filled knowledge gaps about translating this concept into practice. It presents a number of methods, and tools that illustrate how Eco-DRR/CCA has been applied for various ecosystems and hazard contexts around the world.

Author(s)
Estrella, Marisol
Nehren, Udo
Renaud, Fabrice G.
Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen
Subscribe to Risk reduction