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This Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Humanitarian Action Unpacked Guide, developed in collaboration with the Nature-based Solutions in Humanitarian Contexts Working Group, supports Sphere’s vision and mission in that:
• it provides practical guidance for using the standards when implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) that addresses societal challenges in humanitarian action, including disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation;
• all elements of the Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Charter, Protection Principles, and Core Humanitarian Standard are applicable in implementing nature-based solutions approaches in humanitarian contexts.
The Nature-based Solutions in Humanitarian Contexts Working Group convenes stakeholders from across from across IUCN’s Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), the Environment and Humanitarian Action Network (EHAN) and the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) networks.
