Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in ...

A handbook to promote and inspire implementation of nature-based solutions in peri-urban areas. It provides guidance on the holistic consideration of nature-based solutions to support water sustainability in peri-urban areas. The reader is presented with an innovative, holistic and operational framework (the NATWIP Framework) that has been developed through transdisciplinary processes. The framework considers all three phases of nature-based solutions, the fi rst being the socio-spatial context assessment (research and planning phase), the second is the implementation processes (implementation phase) and the third is the evaluation of results, including long-term results, unintended consequences and co-benefi ts (monitoring and evaluation phase). While this handbook does not provide technical guidelines for nature-based solutions, it is intended for anyone. Practitioners or researchers who want to consider a more holistic framing of nature-based solutions may use this framework for designing, implementing, or monitoring and evaluation purposes.