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Defining New Pathways for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda

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Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice

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This chapter seeks to articulate future directions in the field of Eco-DRR/CCA, in the context of the new post-2015 sustainable development agenda. It synthesises the experiences featured in this book and highlights the key challenges and opportunities in advancing Eco-DRR/CCA approaches. Four main themes are discussed: demonstrating the economic evidence of Eco-DRR/CCA; decision-making tools for Eco-DRR/CCA; innovative institutional arrangements and policies for mainstreaming Eco-DRR/CCA; and research gaps. The major global policy agreements in 2015 are examined for their relevance in promoting Eco-DRR/CCA implementation in countries. Finally, the authors reflect on a new agenda for Eco-DRR/CCA and outline some of the key elements required to significantly advance and scale-up Eco-DRR/CCA implementation globally.

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    http://whc.unesco.org/en/disaster-risk-reduction/

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    http://worldparkscongress.org/downloads/approaches/Stream4.pdf

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    http://pedrr.org/training/current-event/international-science-policy-workshop-bogor-2014/

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    http://www.cea.lk/web/index.php/en/news-and-events/25-what-s-new/854-integrated-strategic-environmental-assessment-for-the-northern-province

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    For further information, see http://www.naturalinfrastructureforbusiness.org/

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    For information: http://www.unepfi.org/psi/commitments/

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    This research is still on-going.

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    http://www.lucci-vietnam.info/

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    See for example: http://nidm.gov.in/PDF/modules/climate.pdf; http://nidm.gov.in/PDF/modules/Legal_new.pdf

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    See for instance, PEDRR’s Virtual Library : http://pedrr.org/activities/graduate-course/

  11. 11.

    See the NI4Biz Platform at: http://www.naturalinfrastructureforbusiness.org/case-studies/

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  1. Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland

    Marisol Estrella

  2. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113, Bonn, Germany

    Fabrice G. Renaud

  3. Commission on Ecosystem Management International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland

    Karen Sudmeier-Rieux

  4. Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), TH Köln, University of Applied Sciences, Köln, Germany

    Udo Nehren

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Estrella, M., Renaud, F.G., Sudmeier-Rieux, K., Nehren, U. (2016). Defining New Pathways for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda. In: Renaud, F., Sudmeier-Rieux, K., Estrella, M., Nehren, U. (eds) Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43633-3_24

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