Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction

This study examines the effectiveness of vegetative nature-based coastal solutions (NBCS) for mitigating coastal flood risk. The findings suggest that reliance on vegetative NBCS may not be sustainable for long-term coastal flood risk management.

Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure — so what happens if they disappear?

This global review examines methods for siting green infrastructure to mitigate heatwaves and floods in cities. It finds heat and stormwater planning remain siloed, with a call for integrated, multifunctional urban resilience strategies.

A team of researchers conducted a study on nature-positive watershed strategies for carbon sequestration in two micro watersheds in Akole taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India.

Integrating nature-based solutions (NBS) into public infrastructure and disaster-risk-reduction efforts can also create job opportunities, both during project implementation and over the long term.

Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer an approach to address these challenges while enhancing urban living conditions and biodiversity.

This issue brief emphasizes Nature-based Solutions for mitigating climate change and managing disaster risks like floods and storm surges.

A newly launched Global Tool and Finance Report, developed by the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute and the Global Center on Adaptation, aim to help scale investment in nature-based solutions for climate infrastructure resilience.

A new report commissioned by RSA Insurance, an Intact company, and The Wildlife Trusts shows that every £1 invested in natural flood management (NFM) is expected to deliver £10 of benefits over 30 years.

This study develops a novel framework combining a non-hydrostatic wave model, a data-driven surrogate model, and a multi-objective optimization algorithm to optimize hybrid designs.