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Best practices and resources on climate resilient natural infrastructure

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Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
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Natural infrastructure can play a key role in increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change and extreme events. Many natural infrastructure strategies have the ability to physically stabilize landscapes, provide buffers against hazards, absorb water and create cooler ambient temperatures.

This report provides infrastructure decision makers and practitioners with a compliation of best practices in the design and application of natural infrastructure, information on social and economic benefits, and promising solutions for overcoming barriers to implementation. 

The research used to develop this report involved reviews of existing literature as well as interviews with experts in the field of natural infrastructure.

Natural infrastructure can play a key role in increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change and extreme events. Many natural infrastructure strategies have the ability to physically stabilize landscapes, provide buffers against hazards, absorb water and create cooler ambient temperatures.

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Hazards Flood Heatwave
Themes Environment and ecosystems Urban risk and planning Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Canada
Number of pages
60 p.
Publication year
2018

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