There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …

Hydro-meteorological risks due to natural hazards such as severe floods, storm surges,
landslides and droughts are causing impacts on different sectors of society. Such risks are …

International concern to develop sustainably challenges us to act upon the inherent links
between our economy, society and environment, and is leading to increasing …

BACKGROUND Responding effectively to climate change requires urgent action to halt net
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to adapt to changes that cannot be prevented. The …

Currently, the world is facing resource scarcity as the environmental impacts of human
intervention continue to intensify. To facilitate the conservation and recovery of ecosystems …

Abstract The contribution of Nature Based Solutions (NBSs) for supporting climate change
adaptation and water-related risks reduction is becoming increasingly relevant for policy and …

Agriculture is a vital economic sector, providing food, fibre, and energy to a growing human
population. Livestock are an important part of this sector, however the evidence and …

The increasing impacts of climate hazards combined with the loss of coastal habitats require
urgent solutions to manage risk. Storm losses continue to grow and much of them are …

Cities are complex systems characterised by interdependencies among infrastructural,
economic, social, ecological, and human elements. Urban surface water flooding poses a …

The strong linkages between disaster risk reduction and the environment are well-
acknowledged, and are magnified by the impacts of climate change on the severity and …