Nature-based solutions
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are solutions that are inspired and supported by nature that help farmers manage water more effectively. They improve water availability and quality, as well as water-use efficiency, reduce flood risks, and protect soils. These solutions are cost-effective and deliver environmental, social and economic benefits. They also help to build resilience and contribute to good water governance, whilst promoting biodiversity and supporting a range of ecosystem services.
Thematic work
Thematic Group on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP
Fully utilising the CAP’s potential for improving water resilience in rural areas and promoting more systemic transformative changes in the way water and land are managed to improve rural climate resilience.
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EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Nature-based solutions for water management: Final report
Water is increasingly a major challenge for the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the main user of fresh water both…
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Video - AGRI challenge: nature-based solutions for water management
The Tullstorp stream project is a water restoration project in Southern Sweden
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Nature-Based Solutions for water management under climate change
How nature-based solutions could have an impact on water management and water availability at farm level and contribute to sustainable farming under climate change?
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Nature-Based Solutions for water management under climate change
How nature-based solutions could have an impact on water management and water availability at farm level and contribute to sustainable farming under climate change?
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Circular water solutions
This brochure highlights solutions for sustainable and circular water management. It features ways to efficiently save, recycle and reuse water sources for on-farm use through innovation, collaboration and knowledge exchange.
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1st Thematic Group meeting on Improving Water Resilience in Rural Areas through the CAP
The Thematic Group (TG) meeting provided a first opportunity to share good practice examples of CAP actions and approaches to improve water resilience in rural areas in a sustainable way. TG members explored success factors as well as barriers for effective design and implementation of such measures.
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Inspirational idea: increasing farm resilience through crop associations
A farm in the Netherlands has developed an innovative, viable and sustainable business model based on agroecology, making efficient use of natural resources while reducing the dependency on external inputs.
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