Author(s): Tassew Mekuria; Peter Goodwin; Fredrika Moser; Cindy Palinkas; Ming Li

Linked Author(s): Tassew Mekuria, Ming Li

Keywords: Climate Change; Coastal erosion; Drought; Flooding; Nature-based solutions (NBS)

Abstract: Nature-based solutions to climate change involve restoring, creating, and/or managing ecosystems to help mitigate the expected impacts of climate change. These approaches are being used around the world to address hydrometeorological hazards, including flooding, droughts, landslides, and many others. The aim of nature-based solutions is to apply what we learn from observing nature to sustainably mitigate hazards and, avoid other harmful interventions to move towards resilient ecosystems. In this conference paper, we assessed and evaluated the principles of nature-based solutions to the sustainable management of flooding, coastal erosion, and drought in Baltimore Maryland, and East Africa. Several research findings indicated that climate change-associated challenges such as flooding, coastal erosion, and droughts can be reduced by nature-based solutions such as coastal vegetation restoration, implementation of green infrastructure in the urban area, and stream restoration over the past four years.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/IAHR-39WC2521711920222021

Year: 2022