NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AS CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions that leverage natural ecosystems and ecological processes to address environmental and climate challenges, while simultaneously improving quality of life and enhancing territorial resilience. In urban, rural and coastal environments, NBS represent an effective approach for climate change adaptation, environmental risk reduction and ecosystem regeneration.
WHAT PROAMBIENTE DOES
PROAMBIENTE supports public authorities, planners and local territories in the development, scientific assessment and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions, delivering practical, measurable and integrated solutions within territorial planning and design processes.
Activities include:
- environmental and climate analysis of the target context
- definition and comparison of intervention scenarios
- technical support for design and implementation
- monitoring and evaluation of environmental performance and impacts
To support the design of effective Nature-Based Solutions, we can perform microclimatic analysis based on three-dimensional numerical modelling and validation through in-field monitoring data, helping to understand local environmental conditions and guide evidence-based design decisions.
EXAMPLES OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Urban Environment
- urban greening strategies for urban heat island mitigation
- tree-lined streets and green parking areas
- multifunctional parks and green public spaces (e.g. rain gardens, floodable parks and adaptive public squares)
- green roofs and green walls to improve microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort
- permeable surfaces and sustainable stormwater management solutions
Rural Environment
- vegetated buffer strips, hedgerows and herbaceous intercropping systems for soil erosion mitigation
- river and watercourse renaturalization interventions
- solutions for the sustainable management of water resources
- nature-based agricultural practices leveraging ecological processes
Coastal Environment
- consultancy and environmental monitoring for the design of submerged coastal erosion mitigation infrastructures
WHO THIS SERVICE IS FOR
- Public Administrations
- design firms and technical consultancies
- research and innovation organizations
- territories and institutions engaged in climate adaptation strategies
Interested in developing effective nature-based solutions for your territory?
Contact us to design nature-based interventions supported by environmental data, scientific analysis and monitoring.
