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Background
Overview
EbA is a critical strategy for climate change adaptation, offering sustainable, cost-effective, and equitable solutions, especially for vulnerable coastal communities. UPSC examines India's climate resilience strategies, environmental policy, and sustainable development goals, making EbA a key concept for understanding India's approach to environmental challenges and disaster management.
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is an approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. It involves the conservation, sustainable management, and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that reduce vulnerability to climate change.