Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

This session aims to share experiences, techniques and methodological tools for capacity building in the design and implementation of IWRM at all levels. To this end, several initiatives from different contexts – both from the South and the North – and carried out by a variety of stakeholders will be presented. As this is a participatory session, public will also be invited to take part in exchanges in order to feed reflections related to the initiatives presented.

Climate change primarily affects water with unpredictable rainfall patterns, aquatic ecosystems degradation, altered river flows, sea level rise-induced salinization of coastal groundwater, more frequent and intense floods and droughts. Water-related disasters represent about 90% of all natural disasters.

To address these challenges, our societies need to make the most of existing solutions, including by combining classic concrete infrastructures and nature-based solutions.