Ecosystem-based approaches for integrating disaster risk reduction, climate, land and biodiversity goals

This policy brief demonstrates entry points for scaling up actions for implementation through integrated planning, which involves coordinating various sectors and stakeholders and leveraging data and finance for multi-goal-oriented ecosystem-based approaches at the landscape scale.

The key recommendations from this brief include:

• Leverage ecosystem-based approaches as entry points to align policy objectives and address multiple goals of the Rio Conventions and the Sendai Framework simultaneously and effectively.
• Promote and apply integrated spatial planning tools.
• Bring science on board to plan and implement multi-goal-oriented, ecosystem-based approaches.
• Leverage diverse financing opportunities for achieving multiple goals simultaneously.

The brief aims to inform national focal points for the Conventions and the Sendai Framework and other relevant national and international actors about the role of ecosystem-based approaches and how they can connect these global agendas at the country level. This is highly topical, as 2024 marks a pivotal moment in international policy discussions, within intergovernmental sessions for all three Rio Conventions and upcoming Global and Regional Platforms on disaster risk reduction (DRR).