Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance

Effective flood risk management is critical to protect people and their livelihoods from flooding and to limit future losses. Nature-based measures and their ability to address flood risk are receiving increasing attention. Until recently, most flo...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTION FINANCE MITIGATION ENVIRONMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/739421509427698706/Implementing-nature-based-flood-protection-principles-and-implementation-guidance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28837

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spelling	okr-10986-288372021-06-14T10:13:34Z Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTION FINANCE MITIGATION ENVIRONMENT Effective flood risk management is critical to protect people and their livelihoods from flooding and to limit future losses. Nature-based measures and their ability to address flood risk are receiving increasing attention. Until recently, most flood risk management involved conventional engineering measures. These measures are sometimes referred to as “hard” engineering or “gray” infrastructure. Examples include building embankments, dams, levees, and channels to control flooding. Recently the concept of “nature-based solutions”, “ecosystem-base adaptation”, “eco-DRR” or “green infrastructure” has emerged as a good alternative or complement to traditional gray approaches. Nature-based solutions make use of natural processes and ecosystem services for functional purposes, such as decreasing flood risk or improving water quality. The objective of this document is to present five principles and implementation guidance for planning, such as evaluation, design, and implementation of nature-based solutions for flood risk management as an alternative to or complementary to conventional engineering measures. The potential users of these principles and implementation steps are professionals in risk management and climate adaptation, NGOs, donors, and international organizations. This guidance was developed in cooperation with a large and diverse group of international funding agencies, research institutes, NGOs, governmental organizations, and engineering firms 2017-11-14T17:30:15Z 2017-11-14T17:30:15Z 2017 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/739421509427698706/Implementing-nature-based-flood-protection-principles-and-implementation-guidance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28837 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	Effective flood risk management is critical to protect people and their livelihoods from flooding and to limit future losses. Nature-based measures and their ability to address flood risk are receiving increasing attention. Until recently, most flood risk management involved conventional engineering measures. These measures are sometimes referred to as “hard” engineering or “gray” infrastructure. Examples include building embankments, dams, levees, and channels to control flooding. Recently the concept of “nature-based solutions”, “ecosystem-base adaptation”, “eco-DRR” or “green infrastructure” has emerged as a good alternative or complement to traditional gray approaches. Nature-based solutions make use of natural processes and ecosystem services for functional purposes, such as decreasing flood risk or improving water quality. The objective of this document is to present five principles and implementation guidance for planning, such as evaluation, design, and implementation of nature-based solutions for flood risk management as an alternative to or complementary to conventional engineering measures. The potential users of these principles and implementation steps are professionals in risk management and climate adaptation, NGOs, donors, and international organizations. This guidance was developed in cooperation with a large and diverse group of international funding agencies, research institutes, NGOs, governmental organizations, and engineering firms
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank
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title	Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance
title_short	Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance
title_full	Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance
title_fullStr	Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance
title_full_unstemmed	Implementing Nature Based Flood Protection : Principles and Implementation Guidance
title_sort	implementing nature based flood protection : principles and implementation guidance
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/739421509427698706/Implementing-nature-based-flood-protection-principles-and-implementation-guidance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28837
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