UN World Water Development Report 2018: "Nature-based solutions for water"

Abstract

Nature-based solutions (NBS) use or mimic natural processes to enhance water availability (e.g., soil moisture retention, groundwater recharge), improve water quality (e.g., natural and constructed wetlands, riparian buffer strips), and reduce risks associated with water-related disasters and climate change (e.g., floodplain restoration, green roofs). The WWDR 2018 demonstrates how nature-based solutions offer a vital means of moving beyond business-as-usual to address many of the world’s water challenges while simultaneously delivering additional benefits vital to all aspects of sustainable development. Disaster Governance Quality Risk Use/Reuse

Requalificação da Confluência dos Córregos Prosa e Segredo

“…Além da Infraestrutura Verde-Azul citada anteriormente, foi feito o estudo das Soluções Baseadas na Natureza (SBN). As Soluções substituem práticas humanas predatórias utilizando ou imitando processos naturais ecologicamente corretos, e em ambientes aquáticos sua finalidade também permite contribuir com o gerenciamento da água (WATER, 2018). Observando o local de estudo, foi analisado que a confluência dos Córregos Prosa e Segredo está impermeabilizada do seu leito até as margens, formando um enorme encanamento à céu aberto.…”

Nature‐based Solutions for sustainable flood management in East Africa

“…The World Bank published its first report in 2008 on the potential and benefits of NbS for climate change mitigation and adaptation of the Bank's biodiversity protection efforts (World Bank, 2008). Due to the World Bank report, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) integrated NbS principles into its 2013-2016 programme as a means of reducing the effects of climate change, ensuring sustainable energy, food production and guiding economic growth (Cohen-Shacham et al, 2016;UN-Water, 2018). Examples of NbS benefits include but are not limited to reducing flood risk (Samuels, 2022), building resilient and liveable cities, restoring and protecting important ecosystems, for example, coastal and mangrove habitats, mitigating climate change impacts and promoting long-term food security (Raymond et al, 2017).…”

Emerging Frontiers in Multichannel Membrane Capacitive Deionization: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

“…Water scarcity poses a critical challenge for sustainable development in the 21st century, driven primarily by rapid urbanization, industrialization, and the impacts of global climate change. 1 Alarming statistics from the United Nations' World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2,3 indicate that approximately 3.6 billion people currently experience periodic water stress, a number projected to rise to over half of the world population (∼5.7 billion people) by 2050. Thus, addressing and mitigating the consequences of water scarcity require urgent action.…”