New Initiative to Boost Capacity for Nature-Based Climate Solutions

JUNE 7, WINNIPEG—The converging crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are rapidly intensifying the vulnerabilities of communities and ecosystems around the world. Launching today, the Nature for Climate Adaptation Initiative (NCAI) has one crucial goal: to help enable nature-based climate action that protects both livelihoods and biodiversity in the most vulnerable parts of the world.

Offering a wide range of resources, expert guidance, and accessible learning opportunities, this new project by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), with support from Global Affairs Canada, provides civil society organizations with the tools they need to enhance the implementation of nature-based climate solutions (NBCS) for adaptation that protect people of all genders and social groups. The NCAI will also feature an e-learning course on Ecosystem-based Adaptation—developed in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—which will be launching in the coming months.  

“With careful implementation tailored to local contexts, nature-based climate solutions are highly effective and contribute to addressing societal challenges while enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience,” says Veronica Lo, Senior Policy Advisor with IISD’s Resilience Program and lead for the NCAI.