Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century presents an action agenda for natural infrastructure on topics of standards and principles, technical evaluation and design tools, capacity building and innovative finance. Chapters introduce the topic and concepts of natural infrastructure, or nature-based solutions (NBS) and water security, with important background on the urgency of the global water crisis and the role that NBS can, and should play, in addressing this crisis. Sections also present the community of practice’s collective thinking on a prioritized action agenda to guide more rapid progress in mainstreaming NBS.
With contributions from global authors, including key individuals and organizations active in developing NBS solutions, users will also find important conclusions and recommendations, thus presenting a collaboratively developed, consensus roadmap to scaling NBS.
1. Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Authors’ biographies - p. Page vi 9. Foreword - p. Page xix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xxi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xxii 12. Chapter 1 : Setting the scene: Nature-based solutions and water security - p. Page xxii 13. Chapter 2 : History and development of nature-based solutions: Concepts and practice - p. Page 13 14. Chapter 3 : Addressing water security through nature-based solutions - p. Page 32 15. Chapter 4 : Nature-based solutions, water security and climate change: Issues and opportunities - p. Page 59 16. Chapter 5 : Nature-based solutions, sustainable development, and equity - p. Page 75 17. Chapter 6 : Why governments embrace nature-based solutions: The policy rationale - p. Page 99 18. Chapter 7 : Nature-based solutions in international policy instruments - p. Page 122 19. Chapter 8 : Legible rivers, resilient rivers: Lessons for climate adaptation policy from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - p. Page 143 20. Chapter 9 : Nature-based solutions for source water protection in North America - p. Page 170 21. Chapter 10 : Protecting source waters in Latin America - p. Page 209 22. Chapter 11 : Mobilizing funding for nature-based solutions: Peru’s drinking water tariff - p. Page 234 23. Chapter 12 : Urban blue spaces, health, and well-being - p. Page 262 24. Chapter 13 : Learning from indigenous and local knowledge: The deep history of nature-based solutions - p. Page 279 25. Chapter 14 : Nature-based solutions and corporate water stewardship - p. Page 328 26. Chapter 15 : Funding and financing to scale nature-based solutions for water security - p. Page 356 27. Chapter 16 : Mainstreaming nature-based solutions through insurance: The five “hats” of the insurance sector - p. Page 396 28. Chapter 17 : Operationalizing NBS in low- and middle-income countries: Redefining and “greening” project development - p. Page 419 29. Chapter 18 : Nature-based solutions: Action for the 21st century - p. Page 440 30. Index - p. Page 453
Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security: An Action Agenda for the 21st Century presents an action agenda for natural infrastructure on topics of standards and principles, technical evaluation and design tools, capacity building and innovative finance. Chapters introduce the topic and concepts of natural infrastructure, or nature-based solutions (NBS) and water security, with important background on the urgency of the global water crisis and the role that NBS can, and should play, in addressing this crisis. Sections also present the community of practice’s collective thinking on a prioritized action agenda to guide more rapid progress in mainstreaming NBS.
With contributions from global authors, including key individuals and organizations active in developing NBS solutions, users will also find important conclusions and recommendations, thus presenting a collaboratively developed, consensus roadmap to scaling NBS.
1. Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Authors’ biographies - p. Page vi 9. Foreword - p. Page xix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xxi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xxii 12. Chapter 1 : Setting the scene: Nature-based solutions and water security - p. Page xxii 13. Chapter 2 : History and development of nature-based solutions: Concepts and practice - p. Page 13 14. Chapter 3 : Addressing water security through nature-based solutions - p. Page 32 15. Chapter 4 : Nature-based solutions, water security and climate change: Issues and opportunities - p. Page 59 16. Chapter 5 : Nature-based solutions, sustainable development, and equity - p. Page 75 17. Chapter 6 : Why governments embrace nature-based solutions: The policy rationale - p. Page 99 18. Chapter 7 : Nature-based solutions in international policy instruments - p. Page 122 19. Chapter 8 : Legible rivers, resilient rivers: Lessons for climate adaptation policy from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - p. Page 143 20. Chapter 9 : Nature-based solutions for source water protection in North America - p. Page 170 21. Chapter 10 : Protecting source waters in Latin America - p. Page 209 22. Chapter 11 : Mobilizing funding for nature-based solutions: Peru’s drinking water tariff - p. Page 234 23. Chapter 12 : Urban blue spaces, health, and well-being - p. Page 262 24. Chapter 13 : Learning from indigenous and local knowledge: The deep history of nature-based solutions - p. Page 279 25. Chapter 14 : Nature-based solutions and corporate water stewardship - p. Page 328 26. Chapter 15 : Funding and financing to scale nature-based solutions for water security - p. Page 356 27. Chapter 16 : Mainstreaming nature-based solutions through insurance: The five “hats” of the insurance sector - p. Page 396 28. Chapter 17 : Operationalizing NBS in low- and middle-income countries: Redefining and “greening” project development - p. Page 419 29. Chapter 18 : Nature-based solutions: Action for the 21st century - p. Page 440 30. Index - p. Page 453
