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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) as an Adaptation Strategy in Burkina Faso and Mali

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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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This study analyzed the dimensions of Ecosystem Services (ES) in the adaptation projects. We examined the Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EbA) concept based on thirty one sample projects from Burkina Faso and Mali. Results showed that 49% of the adaptation projects were within the agricultural sector, with generally low budgetary consideration and medium-term implementation duration. The projects mainly aimed to provide regulation and provisioning ES. Explicit EbA strategies were present in 16% of the studied projects, implying a limited consideration of ES in adaptation projects. The projects were largely sectoral with minimal integrated adaptation approaches. The study concludes that more considerations should be taken on community-based needs using natural assets for responding to climate change impacts. It recommends more inclusion of EbA concepts in the national adaptation policies, integration of local, indigenous and scientific knowledge to adaptation, and increased research on the EbA concept to support adaptation and mitigation strategies.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are very grateful to the BIODEV project funded by the Finland Government and the CGIAR Research Programs (CRP) 6.3 and 6.4.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University, 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya

    Kennedy Muthee & Geoffrey Macharia

  2. International START Secretariat, Washington, DC, USA

    Cheikh Mbow

  3. Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Science, 21033, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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  1. FTZ-NK, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Environmental and Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Simane Belay

  3. School of Water Resources, South Eastern Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Jokasha Kalangu

  4. Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Wuta Menas

  5. Department Ecosystems and Conservation, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

    Pantaleo Munishi

  6. Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

    Kumbirai Musiyiwa

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Muthee, K., Mbow, C., Macharia, G., Leal Filho, W. (2017). Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) as an Adaptation Strategy in Burkina Faso and Mali. In: Leal Filho, W., Belay, S., Kalangu, J., Menas, W., Munishi, P., Musiyiwa, K. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49520-0_13

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