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The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas
… importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas RECOGNIZING that nearly half of the human population lives in coastal areas, that coastlines contain more than two-thirds … to risk reduction; and FURTHER CONSIDERING that management efforts are more effective when vulnerable …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… us Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management Fabiola Monty, Radhika Murti and Naoya Furuta … destruction wrought by a disaster. And flooded coastal villages and washed away beaches whose natural … disasters. In South East Asia, wide-scale clearing of coastal mangrove forests for aquaculture production together …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… forest livelihoods through watershed-based protected area management Chapter 4 – … 33 Coastal ecosystems in Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada: … outside the protected area boundaries for flood risk management: the Monterrico Multiple Use Natural Reserve in … 83 Potential roles for coastal protected areas in disaster risk reduction and …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events
… tolerant shrubs and trees that grow in shallow, tropical coastal waters. Their roots bind the shoreline and each … hurricanes and tsunamis. Every hectare of mangrove and coastal marsh is worth up to $US15,161 a year in … led officials to adopt a ‘soft path’ to natural flood management. More than 2,900 sq. km of floodplains have been …