Ecosystem-based approaches are also being deployed in mitigating and adapting to climate change, with demonstrated long-term health, ecological and social co-benefits . The cost-benefit analysis of nature-based solutions, compared to purely grey infrastructure initiatives, is discussed in Chapter 6 . Nature-based solutions can also lengthen the life of existing built infrastructure . Since 2014, an increasing number of EbA projects involving the restoration of mangrove, wetland and riparian ecosystems have been initiated across Africa, a majority of which address water-related climate risks .
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