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This quarterly newsletter is an initiative to share information on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a pragmatic and sustainable option for securing resilience in social and ecological systems impacted by climate change.

This quarterly newsletter is an initiative to share information on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a pragmatic and sustainable option for securing resilience in social and ecological systems impacted by climate change.

This quarterly newsletter is an initiative to share information on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a pragmatic and sustainable option for securing resilience in social and ecological systems impacted by climate change.

Factsheet on the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change project

Natural hazards continue to cause significant loss of life in Asia and the Pacific, and existing trends suggest that growth in direct physical losses is outpacing regional expansion in gross domestic product. Behind each human and physical loss, there are additional indirect impacts and secondary consequences. These impacts can take many forms, including reduced output, disruptions to supply chains, lost schooling, and widening income and gender inequalities

Th e Asian Development Bank (ADB) has piloted fragility assessments in selected urban settlements in the Pacifi c using a community-based approach and focusing on the impact of fragility on the delivery of basic services. Th e fragility assessment of South Tarawa in Kiribati explores patterns of fragility related to urban development including delivery of critical urban services with focus on water and sanitation services. Bairiki Village, an urban settlement in South Tarawa, was a case study for the assessment.

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