We can use nature to manage climate risks. Here's how

May 30, 2016

An enormous iceberg (R) breaks off the Knox Coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory, January 11, 2008. Australia's CSIRO's atmospheric research unit has found the world is warming faster than predicted by the United Nations' top climate change body, with harmful emissions exceeding worst-case estimates.

In the face of rising climate and disaster risk, investments in nature-based solutions can save lives and safeguard prosperity in a cost-effective manner. Image: REUTERS/Torsten Blackwood/Pool

Maria Damanaki

Principal Advisor, SYSTEMIQ, UK; Principal Advisor, The Paradise International Foundation, China, Member of Friends of Ocean Action

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