High Level Declaration : Nature-based Solutions for Water Management under Climate ...

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Title: High Level Declaration : Nature-based Solutions for Water Management under Climate Change

Author(s): Global Alliance for Water and Climate (GAfWaC) and the French Water Partnership (FWP)

Partner(s):

    Marrakech Partnership, International Network of Basin Organization (INBO)

Publication Date: 2017

Type of Document : Background Papers

Category: Water and Ecosystems

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    Global Alliance for Water and Climate (GAfWaC) and the French Water Partnership (FWP) and the Marrakech Partnership call the international water and climate community to sign the High Level Declaration : Nature-based Solutions for Water Management under Climate Change. NANBO is proud to be a signatory of this declaration.

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    Nature-based Solutions are defined by the IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits” (IUCN, 2018).

    Global Alliance for Water and Climate (GAfWaC) and the French Water Partnership (FWP) call the international community to sign the High Level Declaration : Nature-based Solutions for Water Management under Climate Change. This declaration aims to promote the inclusion of nature-based solutions in policies and strategies regarding climate change and adaptation, and more specifically in the implantation process of the Paris Agreement.