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Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds Landscape Assessment
Nature-based solution (NBS) can improve degraded ecosystems, help sequester carbon, and manage the effects of climate change, including extreme weather events. Businesses are beginning to recognize the value of NBS for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
Why Should Your Business Be Interested in Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds?
As large users of natural resources, including water, the private sector has disproportionate impacts and dependencies on natural capital.
Final California Water Resilience Portfolio Released: What’s There, What’s Missing
In January 2020, California state agencies released a draft document meant to signify a new chapter in California water. Now, six months later and after extensive public consultation, the final draft of the Water Resilience Portfolio has arrived.
Comment Letter on USEPA WaterSense Program
This comment letter submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) expresses strong support for both maintaining and strengthening the WaterSense Program at the USEPA, and includes specific recommendations for improving the program.
Water and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Business Framework for Water & COVID-19: Practical Actions to Contain the Pandemic
To combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus and rebuild our economies during and after the pandemic, collective action on water is essential. Such action can help not only to contain the virus, but also to realize the human right to water and accelerate the “blue” economy, whereby economic well-being and water resilience mutually reinforce one another.
What Can We Learn from Setting Site Water Targets in South Africa and India?
Setting site water targets is a business imperative to reduce water risk and improve water security. Every water catchment has a unique set of water challenges.
