Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience

Unit 1: Why is this course relevant to me?
This unit introduces the course, its learning objectives and explains why we are currently at cross-roads in terms of disaster and climate risks and how nature can provide solutions.
Unit 2: What are Nature-based Solutions?
This unit explains that Nature-based Solutions is an umbrella term that encompasses many different approaches.
Unit 3: Nature-based Solutions applied to pressing challenges: urbanization, coastal development and dryland expansion
This unit focuses on the applications of Nature-based Solutions in specific contexts that are both challenging but also critical for ensuring disaster and climate resilience worldwide.
Unit 4: Including communities, youth and indigenous people in Nature-based Solutions
This unit focuses on the need to promote inclusive and community-led approaches in Nature-based Solutions initiatives.
Unit 5: From policy to practice
This unit answers two questions:

• What do policy makers need to know about Nature-based Solutions?
• How can engineers and practitioners implement Nature-based Solutions?

Unit 6: The business case for nature
This unit presents why and how businesses and the private sector can be involved in Nature-based Solutions at different levels.
Unit 7: Over to you: Time for action
This unit provides concluding remarks and rounds off the course.