On November 23, 2018, the second version of the Methodology for the Prioritization of Climate Change Adaptation Measures was launched in an event at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. The methodology integrates the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) approach and is designed to work with adaptation measures that employ strategies to address environmental services (or ecosystem services), and incorporate biodiversity and “green” actions that can help reduce the vulnerability of communities and affected rural or urban systems to climate change.

This new edition includes the development of an interactive software in which all materials, tools, audiovisual resources and templates can be downloaded to help give priority to adaptation measurements. It also includes the new edition of the Methodology Use and Dissemination Guide with the EbA approach, which can be downloaded in its digital version. The software will be available on the websites of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and IKI Alliance Mexico.

By developing these tools and strengthening the technical capacities of decision makers and the general populace around climate change adaptation, Mexico will be able to select, prioritize and implement a portfolio of regional and local adaptation measures that enhance the adaptive capacities of key actors and reduce the vulnerability of systems exposed to climate change.