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 …

To bring to fruition the capability of nature-based solutions (NBS) in mitigating hydro-
meteorological risks (HMRs) and facilitate their widespread uptake require a consolidated …

The knowledge derived from successful case studies can act as a driver for the
implementation and upscaling of nature-based solutions (NBS). This work reviewed 547 …

The present paper traces a chronological history, or roadmap, of the documentation
produced by the European Union (EU) to promote and implement nature-based solutions …

Coastal wetlands such as mangrove forests and saltmarshes provide a range of important
benefits to people, broadly defined as ecosystem services. These include provisioning …

There is an imperative worldwide need to identify effective approaches to deal with water-
related risks, and mainly with increasingly frequent floods, as well as with severe droughts …

Nature-based solutions (NbS) contrast with grey infrastructure measures to reduce risk from
natural hazards. Using natural and sustainable measures (green) or combining green with …

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are being promoted as adaptive measures against predicted
increasing hydrometeorological hazards (HMHs), such as heatwaves and floods which have …

Disasters annually ravage numerous African countries. Flooding is the most severe and
prevalent adverse event and has serious implications for sustainable development. As the …

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 …