IUCN, International Union forConservation of Nature and

Published purpose

This project seeks to increase the Nature-based Solutions Nature-based Solutions best practice, knowledge and capacities of climate change and biodiversity practitioners in developed and developing countries. Project activities include: (1) providing support for project design, implementation and monitoring; (2) improving climate change vulnerability and biodiversity assessments, baselines, targets and monitoring systems; (3) tracking and reporting on progress, global sharing of lessons learned; (4) monitoring implementation of corrective actions; tracking and reporting on progress of Canada’s Nature-based Solutions and biodiversity portfolio; and (5) capturing and synthesizing tools and lessons from the above activities at a portfolio level and widely sharing and promoting this information to Nature-based Solutions practitioners and other stakeholders. This project provides direct benefits to between 150 to 600 Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation and biodiversity project staff, with subsequent impacts benefiting 500,000 to over 1,000,000 women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide.