Opportunities and Advances to Mainstream Nature-Based Solutions in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Strategy

There has been tremendous advancement around the world in terms of conceptualisation, research, implementation and policy uptake for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address and reduce the severity of disaster risk and climate vulnerability. There has been growing momentum in ongoing international policy dialogues to understand, include and facilitate implementation of NbS. This book includes scientific articles and study reports drawing from research-based knowledge and experience by professionals from the diverse fields of science, policy and practice to enrich the existing knowledge base on effectively implementing NbS especially highlighting its potential in using ecosystems and ecosystem services for climate change adaptation and reduction of disaster risk. Some of the highlighted evidences in this book are from mountains, wetlands as well as urban built environments. The thematic and cross-cutting chapters that the book comprises share scientific evidence that further support and emphasise the prospective ability of NbS to create co-benefits that include environmental, economic and social benefits. NbS has the potential to help achieve and localise goals and targets proposed in international agreements related to biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and mitigation to name a few. Apart from an introduction of NbS and its application in disaster risk management and development of climate change strategy, the present chapter also offers a synopsis of the chapters in the book.