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There are 59 blogs matching your search term nature based solutions
I recently went out in a kayak on the Molonglo River in my new home of Canberra, Australia. It was a peaceful morning and although the water was pleasant, it had an unfortunate green tinge due to a recent algal bloom.
What are Nature-based Solutions (NBS) and do we understand them? There are multiple definitions of NBS but I will use the definition given by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): NBS are defined as “actions...
Nature-based solutions are already in place and scaling them up is possible Nature-based Solutions (NBS) applications [1] are many around the world. However, their cases are often isolated or pilot studies, and the concept of NBS...
Dunea, a utility situated in the west of the Netherlands, is committed to providing drinking water in harmony with nature and is taking steps to become a climate smart utility. However, its drinking water supply system and the dun...
Nature often acts as a as a conduit for untreated sewage into water bodies, wetlands, or the sea. However, a planned approach using nature-based solutions (NBS) not only improves sanitation services, but also provide numerous co-b...
Media posts
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There are 2.4 billion people without improved sanitation and another 2.1 billion with inadequate sanitation (i.e. wastewater drains directly into surface waters), and despite improvements over the past decades, the unsafe management of fecal waste and wastewater continues to present a major risk to public health and the environment (UN, 2016). There is growing interest in low cost sanitation solut...
The Nature Conservancy has published a new report on the benefits of nature-based solutions for clean water for European cities. The report is entitled: ‘Resilient European Cities: Nature-based solutions for clean water̵...
This technical brief sums up the work being conducted by the International Water Association (IWA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) with the aim of advancing sustainable catchment management through nature-based solutions (NBS). The initiative aims to contribute new insights to the body of knowledge against which NBS can be assessed, a critical element for mainstreaming these practices. The partne...
Master Lecture – Tony Wong – Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Water in Urban Water Infrastructure. Part 1 from IWA on Vimeo. How to best integrate natural-based solutions with conventional urban water infrastruct...
IWA-TNC Joint Statement on Cooperation Partnership The International Water Association (IWA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) today announce a partnership to help municipalities and utilities to invest in catchment protection and ...
Events
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Nature Based Solutions: Nature for Utilities
The International Water Association, The Nature Conservancy EnglishOnline Free Nature Based Solutions ended 2371 days agoNature Based Solutions: Investing in nature from catchment to tap
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Nature Based Solutions: Investing in nature from catchment to tap
International Water Association EnglishOnline Free Nature based solutions ended 2446 days agoIWA Nature-Based Solutions Conference (Support)
Belgrade/Serbia 03 Jul-05 Jul 2024 2024-07-03 12:00:00 2024-07-05 18:00:00 Europe/London IWA Nature-Based Solutions Conference (Support) IWA Event - Serbia International Water Association contact@iwa.netWaterProof: A rapid return on investment tool for Nature-based Solutions
IWA EnglishOnline Free NbS, Basins, Water Management ON DEMANDProjects
There are 4 projects matching your search term nature based solutions
Regenerating Ecosystems with Nature-based Solution...
In an era of Europe’s natural capital being under increased cumulative pressure, RECONECT (Regenerating ECOsystems wit...
Nature for Water and Sanitation
The International Water Association (IWA) has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to advance sustainable catch...
Sanitation for and by Nature
Guidance on evidence-based practices for improved sanitation, water security and ecological health, with a focus on natu...
