NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

This guide aims to give practical, how-to-do information on setting up and implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS), especially for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), but also for climate change adaptation (CCA). The Guide is designed to help implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, assisting countries in advancing their national disaster risk reduction and climate strategies with ample evidence and practical examples of Nature-based Solutions that are already benefiting billions of people.

The document is structured in 3 main chapters:.

• an introduction to what nature-based solutions are, why they are important and what the current state of play is in the world;
• the next chapter goes into more detail on how to implement NbS in the context of the Sendai Framework. Many tools and resources are given non-exhaustively;
• the last chapter  is about mainstreaming and upscaling NbS to deal with disasters and climate risks. It covers policy coherence and how to engage communities, including women and youth, and the private sector. 

This guide will help stakeholders of all kinds (policymakers, civil society organizations, the private sector, etc.) deliver on the environmental components of the Sendai Framework and upscale implementation of NbS to increase resilience of populations.

Ensuring a gender- and rights-based approach is also an important component in this equation.