Jasper Doest / WWF
29 augustus 2023

Nature-based Solutions in the Kafue Flats, Zambia

Communities across the world are experiencing the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change and weather-related disasters, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the resulting social, economic, and environmental consequences. Without urgent action to combat climate change and build climate resilience, these disasters are expected to worsen. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are one course of action to address these issues, but they are still far from reaching their full potential.

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