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Nature-Based Solutions for Ports: An Overview of NBS Implementation in Practice - Opportunities and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T13:51:09Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T13:51:09Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-03
dc.description.abstractThis report provides an overview of the potential role that nature-based solutions (NBS) can play in ports. It aims to illustrate how NBS can be effectively integrated into port planning, design, and operations to address various port challenges, while offering opportunities to leverage climate resilience benefits and other cobenefits. The report outlines the types of NBS that could be most applicable to ports, examines their alignment with global policy frameworks (such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement), and highlights both the opportunities and implementation challenges associated with their use. NBS are receiving attention globally and in various sectors, with several NBS approaches demonstrating technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness. However, many of the practices they encompass are not completely new to the port sector. Ports have long interacted with coastal landscapes and ecosystems. Recent innovations, such as ecological breakwaters and strategic sediment management, build on previous experiences and port management foundations, combining traditional practices with advances in nature-based engineering and access to emerging green financing mechanisms. This report can serve as a guideline for the initial stages in the NBS project development cycle. It helps assess how NBS align with port challenges and interests, by identifying NBS opportunities within ports and supporting the evaluation of their potential benefits. Subsequent steps in an NBS project cycle are to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility, secure financing, and develop designs and implementation plans. Ultimately, monitoring and evaluation of the NBS project is key to its sustained success. This guide can help provide critical information for these project phases.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070325050025681
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/43420
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43420
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectNATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (NBS)
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE BENEFITS
dc.subjectPARIS AGREEMENT ALIGNMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS
dc.titleNature-Based Solutions for Portsen
dc.title.subtitleAn Overview of NBS Implementation in Practice - Opportunities and Challengesen
dc.typeReport
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okr.date.disclosure2025-07-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-07-05T02:11:21.655934Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-07-03T12:05:36Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070325050025681
okr.guid099070325050025681
okr.identifier.docmidP176825-bcdc57b2-794c-4f02-b65f-902d0d096257
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40028015
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okr.identifier.report202854
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okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099070325050025681/pdf/P176825-bcdc57b2-794c-4f02-b65f-902d0d096257.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.sectorFY17 - Other Public Administration
okr.sectorPublic Administration
okr.themeFY17 - Water Resource Management,FY17 - Disaster Risk Management,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery,FY17 - Geospatial Services,FY17 - Biodiversity,FY17 - Coastal Zone Management,FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management,FY17 - Rural Development,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Climate change
okr.themeFY17 - Urban and Rural Development,FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management,FY17 - Private Sector Development,FY17 - Economic Policy
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
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