On 14 and 22 May, Join Our Webinars: Nature-based Solutions (NBS): From Theory to Practice – Reducing Flood Risks in Coastal Communities
Mark your calendar and join practitioners from across North America as they share insights and best practices on nature-based solutions to address flood risks in coastal communities!
All over the world, coastal flood risks are escalating due to land-use changes, ecosystem loss or transformation, population growth in coastal zones, sea-level rise, changes in the frequency and severity of storms and ageing flood-protection infrastructure. Tides and storm-driven flooding are increasingly damaging homes and infrastructure, and generally disrupting coastal communities and their economies.
Nature-based solutions can increase the resilience of coastal communities by reducing flood and erosion risk through the protection, restoration and sustainable management of natural coastal environments, and the construction of new features that mimic or work with ecological processes. Nature-based solutions also offer co-benefits not delivered by traditional infrastructure.
Hosted as part of the CEC trilateral project “Nature-based Solutions to Address Flooding in Coastal Cities”, these webinars are open to everyone interested in exploring the role of nature-based solutions and learning best practices for implementing these solutions to mitigate coastal flood risks. Practitioners from Canada, Mexico and the United States will share their experience applying nature-based solutions, with the goal of supporting their broader implementation to address flood risks in coastal communities across North America.
Dates: 14 and 22 May 2025
Time: 2:00–3:00 PM ET
Both webinars will be held in English and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation provided in English, Spanish and French.
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About the CEC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) was established in 1994 by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to NAFTA. As of 2020, the CEC is recognized and maintained by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, in parallel with the new Free Trade Agreement of North America. The CEC brings together a wide range of stakeholders, including the general public, Indigenous people, youth, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the business sector, to seek solutions to protect North America’s shared environment while supporting sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations
The CEC is governed and funded equally by the Government of Canada through Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Government of the United States of Mexico through the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, and the Government of the United States of America through the Environmental Protection Agency.