As a Lead Member of the Working Group on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Prof. Jochen Hack participates in the organization of the Special Session “Implementing Nature Based Solutions – bringing science to practice” at the IAHR World Congress 2022, June 19-24 2022 in Granada, Spain. The Session will focus on the science-policy-financing interface needed for the implementation of Nature Based Solutions in applied cases and the way that IAHR members can contribute to this:
- How do we bring science to practice?
- What scientific advances are needed and what can we learn from both successful and failure cases
On behalf of SEE-URBAN-WATER, there will be two presentations in this Special Session:
- Advances in implementing and promoting Nature-based Solutions in urban areas – A real-world lab experience from Costa Rica, Prof. Jochen Hack
- A combined legal-hydrological evaluation method for Green Infrastructure in urban Costa Rica, Conrad Schiffmann
Link to the Special Session program: iahrworldcongress.org/confirmed-special-sessions/
In addition to the Special Session, there will be a Technical Meeting of the Working Group on Nature-based Solutions at the IAHR World Congress 2022 co-organized by Prof. Jochen Hack.
Link to the IAHR Working on Nature-based Solutions: www.iahr.org/index/committe/137
Finally, there will also be a High-Level Panel “Nature-based Solutions and Ecohydraulics” which will discuss the following questions:
- What is needed for upscaling NbS implementation?
- What is the role of governments, financial institutions, science, NGOs and public in facilitating uptake of NbS?
- How does the local context affect the easiness of upscaling implementation?
- What can we learn from successful cases?
- How can the IAHR-community contribute to this effort?
The Panel brings together experts from the different domains to discuss above questions in interaction with the audience.
Link to the High-Level Panel “Nature-based Solutions and Ecohydraulics” with list of Speakers: iahrworldcongress.org/high-level-panels/;
