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Explore examples from across the World Bank’s portfolio showcasing how nature-based solutions (NBS) are being applied to address climate challenges, reduce disaster risk, and support sustainable development frameworks. The blogs and feature stories below draw upon a variety of field experiences, technical expertise, and policy engagements to highlight the practical integration of NBS on the ground.
Learn more about our work through real-world examples that demonstrate the value of embedding nature into development planning and implementation.
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Nature-based Coastal Resilience: A Catalogue for Jobs and Local EconomiesCoastal zones are economic powerhouses, supporting millions of jobs in fisheries, tourism, ports, and manufacturing and hosting nearly 40% of the world’s population. Yet coastal communities and industries are increasingly vulnerable to rising sea levels, stronger storms, and rapid erosion. These risks are further exacerbated by the degradation of coastal ecosystems that once provided protection and services to people and economies.
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Nature-based solutions in the Netherlands: An inspiration to improve water securityGreen infrastructure and Nature-based solutions (NBS) can play a critical role in improving water security, including mitigation and adaption to climate change. It is often more resilient, flexible, and reversible than traditional infrastructure and it can allow clients to gradually adapt to changing circumstances.
How nature-based urban solutions can help cities to stay cool: the case of GuangzhouClimate change has brought cities unprecedented challenges manifested in higher temperatures, heat waves, floods, and storms. In addition, the energy and transport sectors in cities contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions. Cities therefore have an important role to play in reducing global greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions.
The Sundarban – a unique wetland to preserveSpanning across the border between Bangladesh and India, there exists the Sundarban. With 10,000 square kilometers, it is the largest single track of mangrove forest remaining in the world. The unique and rich ecosystem is defined by a complex balance of tidal movements, freshwater inflow, and sedimentation with 60% of the forest falling into Bangladesh and 40% into India’s West Bengal region.
Wetland Centers and the Fight Against Climate ChangeRenowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has brought attention to a global-scale man-made disaster, emphasizing climate change as “our greatest threat in thousands of years.". The acclaimed conservationist highlighted a powerful argument that our impact on climate could lead to the eventual vanishing of much of life on our planet and that this was an unfortunate result of our disconnect from nature.
Brazil: Preparing Cities for Climate Change Requires a Focus on NatureFortaleza, the state capital of Ceará, is widely known for its beaches, Crab Thursdays, forró music, and comedy shows. However, another local initiative—albeit less famous—shows a lot of potential to inspire Brazil and the world: the regeneration of urban green spaces under the Fortaleza Sustainable City project.
