Conservation Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(6)
Published: Aug. 8, 2023
Abstract
Projects
designed
to
incentivize
ecosystem
management
for
societal
benefits
are
becoming
increasingly
popular
and
often
touted
as
win–win
solutions
social
environmental
challenges.
Yet,
there
important
concerns
about
the
equity
justice
implications
of
these
programs,
is
strong
evidence
that
a
lack
attention
can
exacerbate
or
create
inequities.
We
focus
on
water
funds,
subset
watershed
investment
programs
being
scaled
globally.
specifically
discuss
how
three
long‐standing
Andean
have
shifted
through
time
toward
greater
justice.
argue
shifts,
while
imperfect,
been
critical
their
durability
that,
more
generally,
continued
alignment
nature‐based
with
broader
essential
long‐term
success.
Urban Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 85 - 85
Published: March 17, 2025
Cities
face
complex
challenges,
including
climate
change,
population
growth,
urbanization,
natural
hazards,
pollution,
biodiversity
degradation,
and
inadequate
public
services.
Hydro-meteorological
hazards
such
as
floods,
landslides,
droughts,
heat
waves
are
among
the
most
significant
risks,
with
floods
often
causing
severe
impacts
loss
of
life.
Traditional
responses,
typically
hard
engineering
infrastructures,
dominate
mitigation
efforts.
However,
green
infrastructures
(GIs)
offer
sustainable,
cost-effective
solutions
added
benefits,
enhancing
ecosystem
services
societal
well-being.
Despite
their
effectiveness,
GI
implementation
is
slow,
particularly
in
developing
countries,
due
to
construction,
operation,
maintenance
processes,
alongside
knowledge
gaps.
This
study
proposes
an
assessment
framework
evaluate
performance
mitigating
hydro-meteorological
hazards.
By
integrating
hydrologic–hydraulic
modeling,
analyzes
baseline
post-intervention
conditions,
offering
valuable
insights
into
hazard
reduction
cost-effectiveness.
Key
indicators
for
assessing
GIs
include
runoff
volume
reduction,
peak
flow
flood
node
mitigation,
increased
time
flow.
Studies
show
that
can
achieve
reductions
30–90%.
aims
advance
adoption
by
providing
practical
tools
assess
monitor
its
management.
Climate,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(6), P. 118 - 118
Published: May 26, 2023
In
this
mini-review,
we
present
evidence
from
the
vast
literature
that
one
essential
part
of
coupled
atmosphere–ocean
system
makes
life
on
Earth
possible,
water
cycle,
is
exhibiting
changes
along
with
many
attributes
global
climate.
Our
starting
point
6th
Assessment
Report
IPCC,
which
appeared
in
2021,
where
almost
monograph-size
Chapter
8,
over
1800
references,
devoted
entirely
to
cycle.
addition
listing
main
observations
globally,
focus
Europe,
particularly
Carpathian
(Pannonian)
Basin.
We
collect
plausible
explanations
possible
causes
behind
an
observably
accelerating
and
intensifying
Some
authors
still
suggest
natural
boundary
conditions,
such
as
solar
irradiance
or
Earth’s
orbital
parameters,
explain
observations.
contrast,
most
attribute
increasing
greenhouse
gas
concentrations
since
industrial
revolution.
The
hypothesis
being
tested,
has
already
yielded
convincing
affirmative
answers,
hydrological
cycle
intensifies
due
anthropogenic
impacts.
Basin,
a
Danube
watershed,
including
sub-basin
Tisza
River,
no
exception
these
changes.
region
experiencing
multiple
drivers
contributing
alterations
temperatures,
shifting
precipitation
regimes,
various
human
Water,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 466 - 466
Published: Jan. 24, 2023
Despite
its
rich
water
resources,
Brazil
is
increasingly
facing
extreme
hydrologic
events
such
as
droughts
and
floods.
The
Sao
Paulo
Cantareira
supply
system
(CWSS)
offers
an
opportunity
to
examine
the
potential
economic
benefits
of
nature-based
solutions
(NbS)
improve
security
reduce
cost
drought.
This
study
explores
under
a
counterfactual
NbS
land-use
scenario
compared
actual
land
use
assesses
viability
investments
in
CWSS.
Specifically,
we
estimate
2014–2015
drought
state
for
industrial
sectors
served
by
We
avoided
costs
conduct
cost–benefit
analysis
investments,
including
both
carbon
sequestration
benefits.
that
losses
this
single
event
totaled
BRL
1.6
billion.
If
had
been
implemented,
could
have
reduced
28%.
A
includes
only
or
indicates
has
positive
net
present
value
144
million
632
million,
respectively.
Thus,
our
results
highlight
hypothetical
investment
mitigating
climatic
events.
Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(3), P. 603 - 603
Published: March 3, 2023
Worldwide,
national
governments
and
private
organizations
are
increasingly
investing
in
Nature-Based
Solutions
(NBS)
to
foster
both
human
well-being
biodiversity
while
achieving
climate
environmental
targets.
Yet,
investments
NBS
remain
uncoordinated
among
planning
levels,
their
co-benefits
underestimated,
effectiveness
undermined.
This
study
aims
provide
a
spatially
explicit
approach
optimize
the
budget
allocation
for
implementation
across
Italian
urban
areas
maximizing
terms
of
health.
We
explored
three
different
scenarios
oriented
(i)
maximize
Ecosystem
Services
supply
(Scenario
BP),
(ii)
minimize
costs
LC),
(iii)
at
lowest
cost
CP).
Once
selected,
we
prioritized
through
territory
following
an
risk
index
population,
relationship
between
scenarios.
The
Scenario
BP
EUR
777
billion
showing
31
effectiveness.
LC
70%
less
than
scenario
(EUR
206
billion)
losing
its
CP
60%
301
billion),
offering
just
20%
Our
results
show
that
employing
would
allow
reducing
surface
interventions
by
saving
67%
with
negligible
loss
return
here-proposed
can
guide
funds’
system,
improving
cost-effectiveness
equitableness.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: May 30, 2024
Watershed
ecological
compensation
(WEC),
as
a
public
policy
for
sustainability,
aims
at
balancing
the
environment
and
economic
development
within
specific
watersheds
to
achieve
harmonious
coexistence
between
humans
nature.
This
study
takes
an
innovative
approach
by
constructing
effective
WEC
evaluation
model
Huai
River
Basin
based
on
comprehensive
system
empirical
research.
By
systematically
integrating
fuzzy
of
analytic
hierarchy
process
descriptive
statistical
methods,
provides
policy’s
influence
basin’s
overall
environment.
The
results
indicate
that
each
area
related
presents
positive
promotion
its
score
calculated
model.
Besides,
also
reveal
noticeable
reduction
in
major
pollution
elements
research
model,
accompanied
improvements
water
air
quality.
However,
impact
WEC’s
implementation
regional
is
relatively
limited.
It
found
although
favorable
state,
downstream
cities
still
exhibit
phenomenon
“free-riding”.
Meanwhile,
overlooks
focus
concerns
lacks
robust
legal
safeguards.
Therefore,
this
further
proposes
constructive
recommendations,
including
promoting
collaborative
governance
upstream
areas,
environmental
protection
development,
improving
WEC.
