Nature-based solutions in coastal areas can help address global crises: WGS Report

Nature-based solutions in coastal areas can help address global crises: WGS Report

DUBAI - A report released by the World Government Summit (WGS) Organisation focuses on introducing working Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address the harmful effects of climate change in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), African, and East Asian countries.

The research – done in partnership with advisory firm PwC – pointed to the “moral duty” of local and global legislators to provide a resilient future for the next generation, given the unprecedented crisis of natural environment ecosystems in coastal areas, including mangroves, coral and oyster reefs, and seagrass meadows.

Launched in conjunction with the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the "Frontiers of Change: How Nature-Based Solutions in Coastal Areas can Help Address Global Crises" report examines how coastal ecosystems provide a wide range of benefits for our planet and humankind.

Through a series of case studies led by governments in East Asia, Africa and the GCC, the research makes the case for how NbS offer a unique, low-tech and cost-effective opportunity to tackle current and future global crises.

The report also explains that If implemented cohesively and in an integrated manner, NbS can address multiple