National Practice Forum on Nature-Based Solutions (Hybrid)
February 4 - February 5
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), and the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Center for Coastal Climate Resilience is convening a national forum focused on the practice of nature-based solutions. The two-day event will be held February 4-5, 2025, at the National Academies’ Beckman Center in Irvine, California.
The forum will bring together national leaders and practitioners to discuss innovations in the application of nature-based solutions (NBS) for hazard mitigation and climate adaptation. Discussions will focus on overcoming challenges in scaling NBS and finding collaborative, equitable solutions. The forum follows the 2024 N-EWN National Policy Forum conducted in collaboration with the National Academies in Washington DC.
Forum objectives include:
- Showcase full-scale implementation of nature-based solutions and lessons learned
- Promote equity and justice in hazard mitigation and adaptation projects
- Identify challenges and opportunities to meet objectives for risk reduction and conservation
- Strengthen partnerships to accelerate the pace of NBS implementation