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Natural flood management for disaster risk reduction
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Working with nature and green infrastructure can improve the management of water resources and contribute to reducing risks associated with water-related disasters and climate change while restoring and protecting ecosystems.

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Documents and publications
2023

Nature-based Solutions for integrated planning and implementation of disaster and climate risk management

This publication is based on a toolkit on Nature-based Solutions for Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management and shows a roadmap towards NbS for integrated planning.
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Updates
22 August 2023

How can we measure the benefits of urban greening?

Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is expected to double in population by 2050. This rapid growth poses significant challenges for the city, particularly relating to flood risk, urban heat, land degradation and soil erosion.
Arup International Development
Wet eurasian beaver eating leaves in swamp in summer
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21 August 2023

Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research

Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding. Our new research has found that such natural barriers intentionally increase water levels upstream to slow down river flow.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Research briefs
8 August 2023

Beaver-like dams can enhance existing flood management strategies for at-risk communities, study finds

River barriers made up of natural materials like trees, branches, logs and leaves can reduce flooding in at-risk communities by storing water upstream, new research has found.
Cardiff University
Green vertical green facade garden in full bloom for climate adaptation
Research briefs
1 August 2023

Nature-based solutions can help tackle climate change and food security, but communities outside Europe are missing out

Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help grand challenges, such as climate change and food security, but, as things stand, communities outside of Europe do not stand to benefit from these innovations.
The University Of Surrey
View from dune top over sunset in North Sea from the island of Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands
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28 July 2023

Plants build dunes but can speed erosion during severe storms

When waves hit vegetated dunes, waterlogged areas form in front of plants, making for sand that’s easier to wash away. But you still need plants to form dunes in the first place.
Eos - AGU
Mangroves at a river in Costa Rice.
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11 July 2023

Manzanillo, Costa Rica: A women-led mangrove plantation aids in combatting the effects of climate change

In Manzanillo, Costa Rica, we meet Ana Cecilia Solís Ugalde, a community leader who created a mangrove nursery to build climate resilience in her community.
Global Resilience Partnership
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Documents and publications
2023

Nature-Based Solutions for disaster reduction and improving ecosystem services in the Hutoubi Watershed, Taiwan

This study adopted a collaborative approach, involving industry, government, and academia, using Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to enhance ecosystem services.
Water (MDPI)
Coastline of Durban in South Africa.
Updates
22 June 2023

How oysters are helping protect Apalachicola’s vulnerable shoreline

This nature-based solution involves creating up to 20 acres of engineered oyster reefs and up to 30 acres of salt marshes to attenuate wave action and help protect the vulnerable coastline and critical infrastructure from erosion.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Drought in Germany, low water on Rhine river on August 13, 2022 in Bingen, Germany.
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16 June 2023

Embracing nature's resilience: Combating desertification in Central Asia with Nature-Based Solutions

Desertification caused by climate change and human activities has led to land degradation, soil erosion, and loss of vegetation and biodiversity that is costing Central Asia over 5% of regional GDP.
World Bank, the

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