FEMA Region 2 subject matter experts deliver a presentation on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Initiative and Implementation Strategies, featuring many real-world examples of nature-based solutions implemented as part of FEMA-funded projects. NBS are actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, while providing benefits for people and the environment. The term NBS is often used with “green infrastructure” and captures the range of measures used in existing natural areas and engineered solutions that mimic natural processes to minimize flooding, erosion, and runoff.
This webinar focuses on FEMA-funded projects that incorporate NBS and green infrastructure in New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Strategies to promote NBS, capacity building challenges and collaboration opportunities are also addressed.