D4.2 FWC-NbS Guidelines

NATMed has designed, implemented and evaluated a series of FWC-NbS in five Mediterranean countries, addressing both common challenges of the region and specific challenges arising from the particular conditions of each location. The FWC-NbS have been assessed against the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, and this has allowed the identification of good practices, areas for improvement and the formulation of various recommendations. The information from the assessment, together with the input and on-the-ground experience from the case studies on design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, management etc., have been key to the development of the FWC-NbS Guidelines.The Guidelines bring together the best practices in various aspects, from design to scale-up activities, from governance practices to innovation and entrepreneurship, and therefore provide useful information for decision makers, technicians, local and regional authorities, SMEs and other stakeholders wanting to develop an NbS project. This document will guide the reader through a series of recommendations, ideas and good practices for the different phases of any NbS project, based on a solid framework such as the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and the knowledge, experience and results of the NATMed project.