Voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and supplementary information

This report offers voluntary guidelines for designing and implementing ecosystem-based approaches to climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction, in three parts: 1) Primer for policymakers, 2) Guidelines for practitioners, and 3) Outreach into sectors.

The main audience for this report is policymakers (particularly Parts 1 and 3) and implementers including subnational governments (regions, provinces, cities and municipalities), indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), NGOs, private sectors, research institutions and funding agencies. The voluntary guidelines can also be consulted when implementing related practices, such as community-based adaptation and public works programmes with an ecosystem focus. These guidelines may also be useful for different sectors in planning and implementing ecosystem-based approaches such as into the development, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, water management, construction, health and other fields (Part 3)