COP 30 Side Event | Supporting Global Climate and Biodiversity Targets in NDCs 3.0: Successful scaling up of nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

The climate emergency is accelerating across Latin America, with extreme- and slow-onset events straining ecosystems and vulnerable populations. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a promising cost-effective adaptation approach to enhance the resilience of people to climate change while supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Yet, implementation is not advancing at the speed and scale needed.

Recently, Latin America has ramped up experiences in implementing EbA across diverse ecosystems and communities, revealing both the opportunities and the barriers to scaling up and accelerating adaptation actions.  

This side event will

• explore how to turn lessons learned into operational pathways for scaling up EbA in NAPs and NDCs 3.0;  
• highlight success factors that enable sustainable results;  
• present country cases from the EbA LAC program; and  
• identify barriers and entry points for wider uptake, from local to national levels. 

Hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Guatemala, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Climate Initiative Federal – Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany, and IISD.