Climate change challenges tackled by C4 EcoSolutions:

In order to minimize the negative impacts of climate change, two main challenges lie ahead. Firstly, atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to be managed appropriately, and secondly communities need to adapt their behaviours, economies and infrastructure to cope with the altered climatic conditions in specific locations. C4 EcoSolutions provides scientific expertise within both of these challenges.

The CO₂ challenge:

A critical part of managing atmospheric carbon dioxide is sequestering carbon in biomass and soils in degraded ecosystems or in agricultural landscapes. This removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can lead to the generation of carbon credits, which in turn can fund further sequestration. There is thus a potential positive feedback effect. There are also other benefits of capturing carbon dioxide, namely enhanced soil quality, restoration of degraded ecosystems, improved functioning of water catchments and increased productivity of natural and agricultural systems. C4 EcoSolutions spearheads the development of large scale projects that sequester carbon and generate carbon credits, both on the voluntary and CDM market.

The adaptation challenge:

Adaptation to climate change requires a multi-disciplinary approach. The active participation of governments, business, NGOs, and individuals is required to increase the resilience of local communities to climate change risks of warming, drying, floods, droughts and/or sea level rise. C4 EcoSolutions develops strategic plans for adapting to climate change, which includes an assessment of the risks facing a particular region, and the actions required for adapting to those particular risks.