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FEATURE STORY March 21, 2019


PUTTING NATURE TO WORK: INTEGRATING GREEN AND GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER
SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE



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Infrastructure".  





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"Integrating Green and Gray – Creating Next Generation Infrastructure" is a
joint report from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute (WRI) that
aims to advance the integration of green and gray infrastructure solutions on
the ground. It places a spotlight on the world’s growing infrastructure crisis,
driven by climate change and growing populations. It proposes insights,
solutions and examples for putting nature to work. It examines the technical,
environmental, social and economic dimensions of a typical project assessment
but also outlines, with new clarity and detail, the enabling conditions required
to facilitate successful implementation of green-gray projects. Harnessing the
collective analytical and technical expertise of the World Bank and WRI, it aims
to build momentum in both policy and practice.

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When it comes to tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges, nature can be
one of our strongest allies. That is one of the main takeaways from a World Bank
and WRI report ‘Integrating Green and Gray – Creating Next Generation
Infrastructure.’ The report – which will be released on March 21st, on the eve
of World Water Day - shows how putting nature to work can help deliver
infrastructure services with greater impact and lower cost, all the while
reducing risks from disaster, boosting water security and enhancing climate
resilience.

 * Read the Press Release

Greg Browder, World Bank Global Lead for Water Security and Lead Author:
explains why this report comes at such a crucial time: “21st century challenges
require innovative solutions and utilizing all the tools at our disposal. And
integrating ‘green’ natural systems like forests, wetlands and flood plains into
‘gray’ infrastructure system shows how nature can lie at the heart of
sustainable development. ‘Integrating Green & Gray – Creating Next-Generation
Infrastructure’ provides guidance on how to do just that.”

 * Listen to the Podcast with Greg Browder 

And Jennifer Sara, Senior Director for the World Bank Group's Water Global
Practice, agrees: “It is clear that nature can offer innovative solutions to the
challenges the world faces today, as we approach World Water Day on March 22.”

 * Watch the report launch discussion

Already across the World Bank portfolio, there are powerful examples of what
this looks like in practice:




 The Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods
Project is just one project where the World Bank is putting these ideas into
practice, as Anjali Acharya, Senior Environmental Specialist, explains:



"Nature-based solutions were embedded into the design of this project from the
very beginning –shifting away from only using traditional ‘hard’ infrastructure
towards solutions that work to adapt to natural conditions in the Mekong Delta.
The government of Vietnam is moving strongly towards initiating such
climate-resilient projects, that involve combinations of green and grey
infrastructure, and corresponding changes in livelihoods.

“In the coastal province of Ca Mau, for example, the project is working to
restore and expand mangroves in conjunction with rehabilitating existing sea
dikes.

“This has a double-dividend for local communities. Firstly, it helps protect
them from flooding and coastal erosion. Secondly, it also offers new and
innovative economic opportunities, better aligned with the subregion’s natural
soil and water conditions. This includes promoting mangrove-shrimp systems–
which are less intensive, more organic, and can help farmers become
internationally certified as sustainable seafood operations. This means they can
fetch a premium price in the market, therefore increasing their revenues.”




 And Senior Economist with the World Bank’s Water Global Practice Dominick
Revell de Waal believes nature can provide a platform for fresh ideas.



"In Somalia, the Water for Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods Pilot Project illustrates
how the use of green solutions can work even in fragile environmental
conditions. The project showcases the innovation of sand dams. This is where
sand effectively serves as a temporary reservoir cover, protecting the water
underneath from evaporating under the sun.

“Because deep wells are expensive to drill and maintain, these green solutions
provide a more dependable and sustainable source of water, making these
communities more resilient to drought. So sand dams provide a comparatively
low-cost and low-maintenance solution. 

“What’s more, as part of the ongoing transition from humanitarian to development
interventions in Somalia, implementation was managed by Somali civil servants.
Not only does this demonstrate the emerging capability of the country’s
institutions, it also shows how developing country governments are seeing and
implementing the power of nature-based solutions for themselves.”

Exploring and amplifying the power of nature-based solutions is a key priority
for the World Bank. That’s why the Bank is working with partners including GFDRR
(Global facility of Disaster Reduction and Recovery) and GWSP (Global Water
Security & Sanitation Partnership) on the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
initiative.

Denis Jordy, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist for GFDRR, says that such
efforts are essential:

“If we want to scale-up nature-based solutions, we need to support those who are
trying to harness the power of nature to reduce disaster risk and strengthen
climate resilience in development projects. We are currently doing this across
multiple teams and disciplines within the World Bank. We have provided a
platform to share best-practices, produce innovative knowledge products, create
partnerships, and assist the implementation of nature-based solutions through
financial and technical support. We are currently supporting country engagements
in Seychelles, Panama, Madagascar, and Senegal in our efforts to mainstream
these nature-based solutions”

“Through this strategic capacity building and support of innovative solutions,
we hope to encourage nature-based solutions champions here at the bank and
position the World Bank as a leader in these next generation solutions”

And through this work, the World Bank is aiming protect the most vulnerable and
deliver on the ambition needed to solve 21st century challenges.

‘Integrating Green & Gray – Creating Next-Generation Infrastructure’ was funded
in part by GFDRR and the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP).






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