Mobilizing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Disaster and Climate Resilience © 2025 World Bank Group

https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2025/07/10/mobilizing-nature-based-solutions-nbs-for-disaster-and-climate-resilience Countries around the globe are facing increasing risks from climate change, natural disasters, and biodiversity loss. In response, the World Bank is helping client countries scale nature-based solutions (NBS), innovative and cost-effective measures that draw on natural systems to tackle these inter-related challenges. Since 2012, the World Bank has financed approximately 250 projects that have used NBS or combined natural and engineered approaches to reduce disaster risks (such as flooding and heat), restore ecosystems, improve biodiversity, and boost local economies. In 2020, the World Bank launched the Global Program on NBS for Climate Resilience (GPNBS), systematizing support for NBS through the creation and sharing of knowledge, deploying NBS in relevant World Bank projects, and partnering with other organizations to enhance impact. The World Bank will continue to strengthen its support for NBS operations and expand the knowledge base for successful NBS implementation to drive resilient, inclusive development with long-term economic and environmental benefits. © 2025 World Bank Group