Nature-based solutions experiences: A systematic literature review for public policies

Abstract

This paper made a systematic literature review about Nature-based Solutions and public policies worldwide, considering the Web of Science database. The study proposal is to enable others NbS public policies for climate change. Based on PRISMA and PICO methodology, 55 final documents were analyzed. The papers mostly addressed locations in the northern hemisphere, adopted different methodologies and were mainly related to the Sustainable Development Goal 11 and 13. The NbS approach object of those papers were commonly infrastructure-related or ecosystem-based, representing 63,7 % of the papers. The present study found that there is no preferred NbS public policy. The public policy must be performed considering the specificities, the adaptation intended, and the climate change effects addressed. This study proved that NbS gives a wide range of opportunities to face climate challenges, with affordable solutions.