Evidence shows that nature-based solutions (NbS) deployed strategically and in the right places can reduce the impacts of flood and drought and help communities adapt to a rapidly changing climate. But the full potential of NbS is still poorly understood. This report from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) explores the promise and limits of such investments and offers planners and funders much-needed guidance on how to effectively harness nature to adapt to both a wetter and drier future.
The report identifies synergies and trade-offs of different Nature-based Solutions for flood and drought, describes which Nature-based Solutions may be particularly good at reducing flood and drought risk in diverse contexts, and finds that there is broad global applicability for Nature-based Solutions for flood and drought, notably in areas expected to face the greatest increased risks of climate-driven flood and drought.