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Managing flood risk will be increasingly important for a huge number of communities and jurisdictions over the coming years. As extreme weather events become more frequent, and sea levels continue to rise, flooding will be a more common issue in many locations. New international guidelines which outline nature-based solutions for flood risk management are something that could help boost resilience moving forward.Ā
“The International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management” is a new resource designed to provide practitioners and decision-makers with the information they need to manage flood risk using “natural and nature-based features” (shortened with the acronym NNBF), rather than traditional hard infrastructure. This is the first time that a robust resource of this type has been developed that provides value beyond specific nations, mandates, missions, organizations, and communities.Ā
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