UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability

🌳 Are Nature-based Solutions effective? Are they cost-effective? 💵 📺 Webinar recording, courtesy of the National Adaptation Forum 💡 SPEAKERS Lara Hansen, Executive Director and Chief Scientist, EcoAdapt Deborah Rudnick, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, EcoAdapt Marta Vicarelli, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst  Douglas Mason Mason, Director, Millennium Challenge Corporation Monica Dean-Millman, Director, Public Exchange Climate and Sustainability Practice, University of Southern California MODERATOR  Daniella Rolle, National Adaptation Forum Program Associate, EcoAdapt and CivicSpark Fellow, CivicSpark 📚 RESOURCES 🟦 White House Report on Effectiveness of NBS https://lnkd.in/euthDC_c 🟦 Article on Cost-Effectiveness of NBS https://lnkd.in/ePtCPRv9 - I am grateful to the following organizations for supporting my research: UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability UMass Amherst School of Public Policy University of Massachusetts Amherst CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateAdaptation #DisasterRiskReduction

Need evidence of cost effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions ? 🌳 💵 Cost-benefit and equity analysis of nature-based solutions in Haiti, India, Indonesia and Uganda Open access article at this link: https://lnkd.in/eR7n-Ycf A qualitative analysis of the distributional effects of the interventions was performed to complement the economic efficiency assessment RESULTS: 💵 Positive monetary net benefits 🌍 Significant improvements in education, health and safety for women, children, and economically vulnerable members of the local communities. 🌷 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to my co-authors Karen Sudmeier-Rieux and Anamaria Georgescu This project required an extensive data collection effort which was possible thanks to UN Environment Programme, Partners for Resilience, Wetlands International, CARE , International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. Grateful for the support of: University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability UMass LARP UMass Amherst School of Public Policy NATURANCE CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici #Haiti, #Indonesia, #Uganda, #India #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice

Looking for interesting readings to start the new year? 🌟 Check out our Special Issue of the Journal of Nature-based Solutions: 🌳 "Nature-based Solutions for reducing disaster risk. What is the evidence?" https://lnkd.in/eAWtc78C Our collection of 11 articles highlights evidence of the effectiveness of ecosystems for Disaster Risk Reduction #DRR and presents implementation best practices. Themes: 💡 Conceptual framing 📊 Decision-making tools 🌍 Case studies - including several cost-benefit analysis papers Many thanks to Karen Sudmeier-Rieux for leading this effort and to all contributing authors, the very supportive journal editors, and many reviewers. My gratitude goes also to my co-author Anamaria Georgescu (UMass LARP) This collaboration largely grew out of a workshop organized by PEDRR Secretariat (Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction). #naturebasedsolutionsjournal Udo Nehren, Yvonne Walz, Nathalie DOSWALD, Stephen Galvin, Lucy Emerton, Christine Moos, Annisa Triyanti, Marisol Estrella, Jaroslav Mysiak, Fabrice Renaud, Simone Sandholz, Zita Sebesvari, Sally Janzen, Carmen Lacambra Segura, Lars Ribbe, Kristin Meyer, Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham, Joan Garcia, Laura Wendling University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass Amherst School of Public Policy UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability NATURANCE CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Cologne University of Applied Sciences

I contributed to an initiative of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on #NatureBasedSolutions for Hazard Risk Reduction. Link to report: https://lnkd.in/euthDC_c This report was developed by Douglas Mason (OSTP), with technical support from a team led by Rebecca Miller (Institute for Defense Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute; STPI). 🤝 This work is the product of a collaboration among federal, academic, private sector, and civil society organizations. The report examines evidence on: 🌳 Effectiveness of NBS 💵 Cost-effectiveness of NBS The report provides recommendations to advance the Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap: 🔷 Strategies to scale up NBS implementation 🔷 Strategies to accelerate research, innovation, and adaptive learning “The federal government and its partners should consider nature-based solutions as elements or options when developing hazard mitigation and ecosystem resilience activities. They should be a core consideration in planning and project design alongside grey infrastructure” Huge thanks to the amazing IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute team: Kristen M. Kulinowski, Ph.D., Anna Mikulska, Aisha Lakshman, Hannah H. Lu, and Katherine C.S. Ross. My gratitude goes also to the UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability and the CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici for supporting my work on NBS. #ClimateResilience #DisasterRiskReduction #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass Amherst School of Public Policy SBS UMass

I had the huge honor of participating in an event organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Institute for Defense Analyses on #NatureBasedSolutions for Disaster Risk Reduction I am very grateful to Douglas Mason and Rebecca Miller for their leadership in organizing this event. Huge thanks also to the amazing IDA team. During the event we explored:  🔷 Effectiveness of NBS 🔷 Cost-effectiveness of NBS 🦋 The many co-benefits of NBS including biodiversity protection 🔷 Strategies to scale up NBS implementation 🔷 Strategies to accelerate research, innovation, and adaptive learning 📖 This forum coincided with the launch of a new report produced by OSTP and IDA on the evidence of NBS for Hazard Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Services. I will share the report here on LinkedIn once I get the green light. The event took place at the American Geophysical Union Conference #AGU in Washington DC My gratitude goes also to the UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability and the CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici for supporting my work on NBS. #ClimateResilience #DisasterRiskReduction #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass Amherst School of Public Policy SBS UMass

Today! Join us for a Town Hall on Nature-based Solutions. The event will be hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Science and Technology Policy Institute 2024 AGU - American Geophysical Union Conference Town Hall Title: Nature-Based Solutions in Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Evidence and Opportunities Date and Time: Monday, 9 December 2024: 18:00 - 19:00 EST Location: Washington DC Convention Center, Room: Salon H  Session Type: In-Person Only Session Final Session #: TH15I Photo courtesy of The Central Park Conservancy #NatureBasedSolutions #Resilience #AGU

Global Winter School on Sustainable Solutions (online) - Applications are open! An opportunity to learn from and network with experts on 🌳 nature-based solutions 🌊 climate mitigation and resilience 🦋 biodiversity conservation Capacity: 50 graduate students from partnering universities Cost: free! The deadline to apply is Friday, Dec. 20 This is the third year for the Winter School, which is a collaboration between University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass Boston, United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University-MERIT and McMaster University, along with the The Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR). This program is possible thanks to the support of UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability, UMass Amherst School of Public Policy and School for the Environment #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience #Biodiversity

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📣 We are on LinkedIn! Connect with our community of scholars, scientists, and innovators. 🌱 Our goal: accelerating change toward thriving, resilient, and just futures. We will post about: 📊  Our research projects 🤝  Our partnerships with the public and private sectors 🚀 Job opportunities 📚 Educational materials and video lectures #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateChange #Resilience #SocialJustice #Environment #SustainableDevelopment #Biodiversity #Conservation #WaterSecurity #SustainableAgriculture #GreenInfrastructure #ActOnClimate #CoastalResilience