Protecting and restoring natural environments, such as forests and wetlands, can reduce the risks that climate change poses to people as well as supporting biodiversity, storing carbon and providing many other benefits for human health and well-being. Climate change is bringing an increasing number of threats to people, including flooding, droughts, wildfire, heat waves and rising sea levels. These threats can, however, be reduced or aggravated, depending on how land, sea and freshwater are managed or protected. There is now clear evidence that 'Nature-based Solutions'  can reduce the risks that climate change presents to people. 'Ecosystem-based Adaptation'  is a part of NbS and includes:
IPCC
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
IPCC Report