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Communities
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Urban Water Security, Our Future Water, Circular Water Economy, Blue-Green Infrastructure, Nature-Based Solutions, and Urban and Regional Futures
Insights
It is estimated that investments in nature-based solutions (NBS) need to triple in real terms by 2030 and increase four-fold by 2050 if the world is to meet various climate change, biodiversity, and land degradation targets. Click here to read how the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority implemented an Environmental Impact Bond to finance NBS as part of its DC Clean Rivers Project.
More Insights
- Circular Water Resource Recovery and Resiliency: Read how water resources managers can implement the circular water economy here
- Nature-based Solutions Mitigating Emissions and Protecting Water Quality: Read how a water utility is restoring peatlands to reduce emissions and protect water quality here
- Circular Economy and the Water-Food Nexus: Read how Yarra Valley Water in Australia is playing a key role in creating a circular economy community food hub here
- Resilient Cities With Nature-based Solutions: Read how cities can enhance their resilience to climatic extremes with nature-based solutions here
Books
Receive a 30% discount off the title Financing Water Security and Green Growth (authored by Robert C. Brears and published by Oxford University Press)
Financing Water Security and Green Growth offers a comprehensive overview of the innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement water security and green growth initiatives at various scales and in different contexts.
Robert C. Brears explores the use of a variety of public, private, and blended finance models to create climate-resilient water supplies, reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures, encourage water conservation and efficiency, and increase water reliability.
Financing Nature-Based Solutions
Financing Nature-Based Solutions (authored by Robert C. Brears) presents new research on innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement nature-based solutions (NBS) at various scales and in different contexts.
The book explores a variety of public, private, and blended finance models and their applicability in developing NBS across terrestrial and marine ecosystems, involving multiple stakeholders, and in jurisdictions of varying climates and income levels.
Latest papers
The Water and Climate Coalition, in partnership with Our Future Water, launched a joint members’ publication showcasing climate-resilient water resources management actions. The paper is available here
About Our Future Water
Our Future Water has been created to ensure water security for today’s and future generations. This will be achieved by:
- Bridging communities – water specialists, points of view, and generations
- Generating and disseminating knowledge through fact-based analysis
- Advocating for water education at all levels to build a community of water leaders who can see and solve water challenges from various vantage points
Knowledge partnerships
In addition, Our Future Water is a Knowledge Partner of the:
- World Bank’s Connect4Climate initiative
- World Bank/OECD/UNEP’s Green Growth Knowledge Platform
- UNFCCC’s Paris Committee on Capacity-building Network
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