Nature as infrastructure: Building climate resilience through Nature-Based Solutions

As climate change increases the frequency and severity of flooding, drought, overheating, and other environmental pressures, there is a growing need to rethink how we plan, design, and manage infrastructure. This webinar explores how nature can be recognised and utilised as a critical form of infrastructure, delivering essential services that improve resilience while providing wider benefits for people, water, climate, and biodiversity.

The session examines how Nature-Based Solutions, including wetlands, floodplain restoration, green infrastructure, and habitat networks, can help communities and infrastructure systems adapt to climate change and how working with natural processes can reduce climate risks, improve water management, enhance biodiversity, support carbon reduction, and create more resilient places. 

Drawing on practical examples and lessons learned from across the UK and internationally, Laura Liddaman and Hannah Patrick discuss how integrating nature into decision making can help organisations move beyond traditional approaches to resilience and create systems that are better equipped to respond to future climate challenges.

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