Anmerkung: Front Cover -- Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Brief Introduction of the Series -- Brief Introduction of the Volume -- Preface -- PART I - INTRODUCTION: CONCEPTUALIZING ECOSYSTEMS -- Chapter 1 Overview of Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- Introduction -- Ecosystem-related Terminologies: Some Common Themes -- Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- About the Book -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and the Millennium Development Goals -- Introduction -- Ecosystems and Human Well-being -- Sustaining Biodiversity Through an Ecosystem Approach -- Ecosystems and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 The Role of Ecosystems in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Introduction -- Ecosystems and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Ecosystems and Climate Change Adaptation -- Benefits of Applying an Ecosystem-based Approach to Climate Change Adaptation and DRR -- The Way Forward -- Acknowledgments -- References -- PART II - CASE EXAMPLES: EXEMPLIFYING ECOSYSTEMS -- Chapter 4 Cooperative Management of Mangrove Ecosystems in India -- Introduction -- Role of Mangroves in Climate Change Adaptation -- Mangroves Management in India -- Community-based Mangrove Management at Pichavaram -- Managing the ''Man'' in the Mangroves in the Indian Sundarbans -- Lessons Learnt and Way Forward -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 5 Innovative Approach of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Coastal Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Climate Change Trend and Adaptation Concerns -- Climate Change Impact and Ecosystem-based Adaptation Approaches -- Country Approach Toward Ecosystem-based Climate-resilient Development -- Coastal Cyclone and Storm Surge Risk Reduction and Adaptation. , Policy and Strategies for Creating Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Livelihood Opportunities -- Concluding Remarks -- Note -- References -- Chapter 6 Watershed Approach to Ecosystem Management -- Introduction -- The Watershed Approach -- Importance of Watersheds to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Case Studies on Communities and Watershed Management -- Incentive Schemes for Watershed Management -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Understanding Adaptation Practices in Arid Land Ecosystem -- Introduction -- Distribution of Arid Land Ecosystems -- Features of Arid Ecosystems -- Major Challenges of Arid Land Ecosystem -- Good Practices Followed in Arid Ecosystem: Insight from Two Case Studies -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 Redefining Urban Ecosystems -- Introduction -- Urban Ecosystem -- Impact of Climate Change on Urban Ecosystem -- Urban Ecosystem Management -- Case Studies: Revive and Regenerate -- Meeting Challenges of Changing Urban Ecosystem -- Acknowledgments -- References -- PART III - TOOLS: MEASURING ECOSYSTEMS -- Chapter 9 Benchmarking Ecosystem Conditions -- Introduction -- Ecological Indicators -- Conceptual Approaches to Ecosystem Assessment -- Case Study on Participatory Ecosystem Resilience Assessment -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10 Spatial Relationship and Ecosystem Management -- Introduction -- The Georeview Model -- Application of Georeview -- Potentials and Challenges of Georeview -- References -- Chapter 11 Valuing Ecosystem Services -- Background -- The Economics of Ecosystem Services -- Motivations for Economic Valuation -- Economic Valuation Methods -- Challenges to Economic Valuation -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 12 Governance in a Changing Climate: An Ecosystem Perspective. , Introduction -- Key Characteristics of Ecosystem Governance: Adaptive and Collaborative -- Examples of Approaches to Ecosystem Governance -- Ecosystem Governance in a Changing Climate -- Toward Better Ecosystem Governance in a Changing Climate -- Acknowledgments -- References -- PART IV - THE WAY AHEAD: SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS -- Chapter 13 Challenges and the Way Ahead in Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- Introduction -- Key Observations from Concepts of EBA -- Summary of Case Examples of EBA -- Potentials and Challenges of EBA Tools -- Future of EBA -- Acknowledgments -- Reference.