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Highlights: It is no longer news that climate changes are, quite literally, reflected through water. The combined challenges of flood and drought already impact a fifth...

The world’s cities face the intense, overlapping challenges of environmental and demographic change, which are expected to grow over the coming decades. It is estimated that by 2050, 70...

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - 13 October 2023

World Water Week participants promote clear business case for nature-based solutions

Since 2001, the IFAD-GEF partnership has responded to global issues, and the current portfolio totals more than US$300 million across 35 worldwide projects and US$1.9 billion in co-financing...

This document aims to guide the design, implementation, and use of studies to value the benefits and costs of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for climate resilience projects. Reliable quantification of the costs and benefits...