Good practices for increasing the application of Nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction

This compendium of good practices complements the Working Paper: Increasing the Application of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction, which was prepared in 2023. The 16 cases presented hereafter have been collected through a call for good practice cases to G20 countries and knowledge partners. The cases cover various themes, including resilience-building, building back better, hydro-meteorological hazards, biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, desertification, food security, urban development, human health and water availability.

This paper presents cases that provides compelling documentation that NbS offer multifaceted benefits, including conservation of biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, enhanced disaster resilience, and socioeconomic development. The cases presented here provide valuable insights into the effectiveness and versatility of NbS, underscoring that working with nature is key to the successful implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and related frameworks and agendas, including the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.