Solutions & Actions

The best solutions to these challenges may depend less on current development and modern infrastructure, and more on rethinking the value of existing or restored natural resources. The Natural Solutions Toolkit explores nature-based solutions by:

developing hybrid approaches that link natural and built defense structures
managing freshwater resources in innovative ways to benefit nature, economy, and society
connecting freshwater resources to coastal habitats and communities
accounting for multiple ocean benefits provided by various ecosystems
reducing water treatment costs for downstream cities while protecting biodiversity, storing carbon, and improving human health and well-being in upstream watersheds
using water markets to incentivize water conservation and reallocate saved water back to freshwater and estuary ecosystems

The scientific evidence that nature-based solutions can reduce risk while providing other benefits is growing rapidly