Ports are crucial for global trade and particularly vital for low- and middle-income countries, handling over 11 billion tons of goods annually and supporting millions of jobs worldwide. Yet, ports increasingly face challenges in balancing efficiency, climate resilience, and sustainability. Nature-based solutions (NBS), in combination with traditional engineering, offer a promising pathway to address these challenges by integrating natural processes into port planning, design, and operations.
The World Bank, GFDRR and EcoShape hosted a webinar on building climate resilience in ports through NBS. The session presented the new publication Nature-Based Solutions for Ports: Opportunities and Challenges, highlighting lessons, global examples, and enabling conditions for integrating NBS into port planning and development.
