Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice

Chapter 1 Developments and Opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

Chapter 2 Valuing Ecosystems as an Economic Part of Climate-Compatible Development Infrastructure in Coastal Zones of Kenya & Sri Lanka

Chapter 3 Cost Benefit Analysis for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Interventions: A Review of Best Practices and Existing Studies

Chapter 4 Mangrove Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES): A Viable Funding Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction?

Chapter 5 Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Costs and Benefits of Participatory Ecosystem Services Scenarios for Šumava National Park, Czech Republic

Chapter 6 Decision Tools and Approaches to Advance Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 7 The Use of Geo-information in Eco-DRR: From Mapping to Decision Support

Chapter 8 Nature-Based Approaches in Coastal Flood Risk Management: Physical Restrictions and Engineering Challenges

Chapter 9 Overview of Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Drought Risk Reduction Targeting Small-Scale Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 10 Integrating Ecosystems in Risk Assessments: Lessons from Applying InVEST Models in Data-Deficient Countries

Chapter 11 Quantifying the Stabilizing Effect of Forests on Shallow Landslide-Prone Slopes

Chapter 12 Integrating Landscape Dimensions in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Cluster Planning Approach

Chapter 13 Progress and Gaps in Eco-DRR Policy and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Chapter 14 Ecosystem-Based Approaches Toward a Resilient Society in Harmony with Nature

Chapter 15 Potential for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the Urban Landscape of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Chapter 16 Towards Anticipatory Management of Peat Fires to Enhance Local Resilience and Reduce Natural Capital Depletion

Chapter 17 Protected Areas, Biodiversity, and the Risks of Climate Change

Chapter 18 Ecosystem Services of Coastal Dune Systems for Hazard Mitigation: Case Studies from Vietnam, Indonesia, and Chile

Chapter 19 Managing Flood Risks Using Nature-Based Solutions in Nouakchott, Mauritania

Chapter 20 Assessing the Application Potential of Selected Ecosystem-Based, Low-Regret Coastal Protection Measures

Chapter 21 Risk Perception for Participatory Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mata Atlântica of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Chapter 22 Strategies for Reducing Deforestation and Disaster Risk: Lessons from Garhwal Himalaya, India

Chapter 23 Ecosystem-Based Strategies for Community Resilience to Climate Variability in Indonesia

Chapter 24 Defining New Pathways for Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda