Eco-Social Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions: Local Strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction Across the Globe
摘要
The gradual transition from traditional grey infrastructure in disaster risk reduction (DRR) has paved the way for the global flourishing of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). It has emerged as a cohesive framework that includes approaches such as ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), and green/blue infrastructure. These approaches deliver multiple benefits across ecological, social, cultural, and economic sectors while reducing hazard impacts and building eco-social resilience. This chapter explores what NbS means in relation to similar concepts, examines how stakeholder engagement determines project outcomes, and presents diverse global strategies that demonstrate multiple co-benefits. Drawing on global case studies—from urban regeneration initiatives in Europe and Asia to mangrove restoration in Southeast Asia and indigenous knowledge systems in Africa and Japan—this paper shows how NbS can blend traditional practices with modern science to deliver multiple resilience benefits, including poverty alleviation, food security, and climate mitigation. Unlike conventional approaches that focus narrowly on single outcomes, NbS offers integrated gains, making them an essential component of the eco-social dimension of disaster risk reduction (DRR). Success depends critically on stakeholder perceptions, community participation, and governance structures. While positive perceptions often link to aesthetic and recreational benefits, challenges persist, including limited awareness of co-benefits, difficulties in economic valuation, institutional barriers, and concerns about potential disservices like pests or blocked views. Gender, age, past experiences, and local power dynamics are factors that shape community responses. Economic mechanisms such as payments for ecosystem services in Indonesia and Madagascar, along with continuous monitoring and transparent communication, can strengthen implementation. Without addressing these practical challenges, NbS initiatives risk losing credibility, potentially causing communities to revert to grey infrastructure. As climate risks intensify, NbS offer equitable pathways for building resilience across both Global North and South contexts, making them essential tools for sustainable disaster risk reduction.