Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) are gaining momentum as a way to adapt to climate change in an uncertain future. NbS use healthy ecosystems to tackle real-world challenges, such as restoring mangroves to protect coastlines or creating wetlands to absorb floods. These solutions are multifunctional, providing multiple benefits like carbon storage, biodiversity support, and local livelihood strengthening. NbS align well with practical strategies for adaptation under uncertainty, such as providing no-regret actions, built-in flexibility, extra safety without huge costs, smarter policies, and smaller, incremental steps. Overall, NbS offer a flexible, adaptable, and low-risk approach to climate adaptation in an uncertain world. Poorly designed NbS projects can create trade-offs and make communities more vulnerable, so adaptive management and monitoring are essential. Delaying action on climate solutions carries its own risks and costs. NbS may not be a silver bullet, but they provide valuable tools for addressing climate challenges.
https://gca.org/are-nature-based-solutions-the-key-to-adapting-under-uncertainty/