Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security
An Action Agenda for the 21st Century
- 1st Edition - July 22, 2021
- Editors: Jan Cassin, John H. Matthews, Elena Lopez Gunn
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 8 7 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 8 9 8 - 8
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Request a sales quoteNature-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.
- Covers all issues of water security and natural infrastructures
- Presents a comprehensive state of synthesis, providing readers with a solid grounding in the field of natural infrastructures and water security
- Includes a fully workable and intuitive roadmap for action that is presented as a guide to the most important actions for practitioners, research questions for academics, and information on promising careers for students entering the field
Water resource managers Conservation / environment focused NGOs; engineering schools; natural resources schools; government agencies that manage water resources/set utility rates; water-dependent businesses interested in engaging in collective watershed actions to manage their water risks; municipal leaders concerned with the resilience of their infrastructure systems. As a reference manual, resource guide, and/or roadmap for action.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Authors’ biographies
- Foreword
- Section 1: Introduction to nature-based solutions and water security
- Chapter 1: Setting the scene: Nature-based solutions and water security
- Abstract
- A global water crisis and water insecurity
- Rethinking the nature of infrastructure
- Organization of this book
- Chapter 2: History and development of nature-based solutions: Concepts and practice
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The emergence of nature-based solutions
- Evolving theory and practice
- Section 2: State of science and knowledge
- Chapter 3: Addressing water security through nature-based solutions
- Abstract
- Introduction
- NBS: Building resilience in a changing world
- Elements of water security
- NBS and water quantity
- NBS and water quality
- Key design and management considerations
- Tools and guidance
- The path ahead
- Chapter 4: Nature-based solutions, water security and climate change: Issues and opportunities
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation
- Adaptation, resilience, and nature-based solutions
- Adaptation services from nature
- What are the implications for nature-based adaptation?
- Chapter 5: Nature-based solutions, sustainable development, and equity
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Water, well-being, nature-based solutions and equity
- Nature-based solutions are an important tool for achieving multiple sustainable development goals
- Nature-based solutions: Toward social justice and equity in practice
- Emerging best practices and guidance
- Section 3: State of policy and governance
- Chapter 6: Why governments embrace nature-based solutions: The policy rationale
- Abstract
- Nature-based solutions: A rising policy priority
- An attractive alternative or complement to gray infrastructure to improve resilience
- Distinct challenges posed by nature-based solutions from a policy perspective
- Levers for change to make the enabling environment more conducive to NBS
- Summary and reflections on future developments
- Chapter 7: Nature-based solutions in international policy instruments
- Abstract
- Introduction to the global policy frameworks: Sustainable development, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and biodiversity
- Toward implementation: NBS as a connector of national climate, development, biodiversity, and DRR policy
- Transboundary considerations
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8: Legible rivers, resilient rivers: Lessons for climate adaptation policy from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Background and theoretical context
- Methodology
- Analysis and discussion
- Conclusions
- Section 4: Nature-based solutions in action
- Chapter 9: Nature-based solutions for source water protection in North America
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Source water protection: An evolving practice
- The role of nature-based solutions in source water protection
- Benefits of NBS source water protection for water utilities
- Emerging innovations for nature-based source water protection
- Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Protecting source waters in Latin America
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Latin America: A water superpower still facing water insecurity
- Evolution of payments for ecosystem services programs
- What has enabled this proliferation of NBS approaches in Latin America?
- Conclusions
- Chapter 11: Mobilizing funding for nature-based solutions: Peru’s drinking water tariff
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Local initiatives in Moyobamba and Cusco lay the foundation for nature-based solutions
- Legal frameworks and technical advances build momentum for nature-based solutions
- Investments in nature-based solutions are adopted across Peru’s drinking water sector
- What drove the rapid uptake of nature-based solutions in Peru’s drinking water sector?
- The future of nature-based solutions in Peru
- What are the most valuable lessons from the Peruvian water sector’s experience?
- Chapter 12: Urban blue spaces, health, and well-being
- Abstract
- Introduction
- What do we know about urban blue spaces, health, and well-being?
- Urban freshwater bathing and immersion in water
- Blue spaces as surface water management features
- A case study of blue spaces action research and practice: Thames Ward water wellness project
- Envisioning and delivering more beautiful, health-giving places with water at their heart
- Chapter 13: Learning from indigenous and local knowledge: The deep history of nature-based solutions
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Water sowing and harvesting
- Traditional integrated watershed management
- Challenges and revitalization of traditional practices
- Chapter 14: Nature-based solutions and corporate water stewardship
- Abstract
- Key messages
- Introduction
- Drivers and models of nature-based solutions in corporate water stewardship
- Corporate adoption of NBS : Opportunities and challenges
- The way forward for NBS and corporate water stewardship
- Chapter 15: Funding and financing to scale nature-based solutions for water security
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Where has funding for NBS for water security come from to date?
- What have been the key challenges in mobilizing funding for NBS?
- What funding and financing sources exist, and how can they be blended?
- Blended finance: Combining funding and financing to ensure sustainability and increase scale
- Recommendations: Accelerating investment in NBS for water security
- Section 5: Moving to scale: What is needed
- Chapter 16: Mainstreaming nature-based solutions through insurance: The five “hats” of the insurance sector
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The assurance and insurance value of ecosystems
- The roles of insurance in capturing the resilience value of nature
- Conclusions
- Chapter 17: Operationalizing NBS in low- and middle-income countries: Redefining and “greening” project development
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Understanding the development context
- Opportunities for a shift to NBS
- Processes and actions—Prerequisites for success
- System-level recommendations
- Synthesis and closing
- Chapter 18: Nature-based solutions: Action for the 21st century
- Abstract
- The opportunities and challenges of nature-based solutions
- Index
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 22, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128198711
- eBook ISBN: 9780128198988
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Jan Cassin
Jan Cassin. Jan is Director of Forest Trends’ Water Initiative, where she leads the organization’s work on scaling nature-based solutions for sustainable water management. An ecologist with expertise in terrestrial and freshwater systems, her career has emphasized applied research and practice in a wide range of water resource management issues – including integrated watershed management; wetland, stream, and floodplain restoration; green infrastructure design and assessment; ecosystem services quantification; and innovative financial mechanisms such as wetland banking and investments in watershed services (IWS). Jan recently led an international team in developing natural or green infrastructure water projects through investments in watershed services in 6 counties, including facilitating a global community of practice, implementing demonstration projects, and developing new information and tools to support natural infrastructure for water management. She regularly is invited to present at international water conferences and has authored several articles on natural infrastructure, water security, and climate adaptation. Prior to joining Forest Trends, Jan received her Doctorate at the University of Michigan, and has worked as an environmental and water resources consultant, as a researcher at MIT, a biologist for The Nature Conservancy, and a firefighter for the US Forest Service.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Forest Trends’ Water Initiative, USAJM
John H. Matthews
John Matthews coordinates the Secretariat for the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), which is hosted by the World Bank and SIWI and supported by groups such as the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Dutch Infrastructure and Environment Ministry, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, among others. His work integrates climate change adaptation policy and science into sustainable natural resource management, infrastructure operations, and economic development. John has worked on five continents and some twenty-five countries. He has authored or co-authored recent books, papers, and reports on decision-making frameworks for adapting water infrastructure and ecosystems to climate impacts, resilient approaches to environmental flows, integrating ecological and engineering approaches to robust water management, and using new economic tools to support long-term sustainable planning. John has been asked by numerous NGOs, development banks, government ministries, companies, and aid agencies to provide advice and support on freshwater climate change and development issues. He is a Senior Water Fellow at Colorado State University and Courtesy Faculty at Oregon State University. Previously, John directed the global WWF freshwater climate adaptation program and the Freshwater Climate Change program at Conservation International for four years each. He has PhD in ecology from the University of Texas and held a postdoctoral research position in conservation biology with the US Geological Survey.
Affiliations and expertise
Coordinates the Secretariat, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), USAEG
Elena Lopez Gunn
Elena Lopez Gunn. Elena is the Founder and Director of ICATALIST where her role is focused on the strategic development of projects, vision of the future and innovation. She manages an interdisciplinary team to implement projects, as well as leads the development of products and services based on innovation. Her areas of focus include natural or green infrastructure, water resources management, and climate adaptation. Elena is scientific coordinator for the H2020 Naiad project on the insurance value of ecosystems for water risks. She is also a Visiting Fellow at University of Leeds, part of the water@leeds in the United Kingdom. Elena finished her PhD at King's College, London, and holds a Master’s in Development and Environment from the University of Cambridge, and a Master’s in Investigative Journalism, Data Management and visualization from the University Juan Carlos I with “El Mundo” newspaper. Professionally, Elena has collaborated with a number of organizations including UNESCO, FAO, UNDP, EU DG Research and Innovation, universities (Spanish and Dutch) and river basin agencies, the England and Wales Environment Agency, as well as the private sector (Repsol) and NGOs such as Transparency International-Spanish Chapter. She has published on a range of topics mainly related to water security, social innovation, collaborative decision making, water governance, evaluation of public policy, knowledge management and transfer. She is the co-editor of a recent book on adapting to climate change through water resources management.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder and Director, ICATALISTRead Nature-Based Solutions and Water Security on ScienceDirect