Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Water Resources Management
• Environmental Sustainability
• Sustainable Development

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water pollution in some regions through nature-based solutions (NBS)
• Increased groundwater recharge in Rajasthan, India through NBS
• Improved water supply in Nairobi, Kenya through watershed restoration

Social Achievements

• Improved livelihoods in Rajasthan, India through NBS
• Reduced water conflicts in some regions through NBS
• Enhanced community participation in water management

Governance Achievements

• Revived traditional hima land management practices in Jordan
• Development of national legal frameworks for green infrastructure investment (Peru)
• Increased international collaboration on transboundary water management

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Dominance of grey infrastructure in water management
• Lack of awareness and knowledge about NBS
• Insufficient research and development on NBS
• Difficulties in integrating green and grey infrastructure
• Limited capacity to implement NBS
• Uncertainty about the functioning of natural infrastructure
• Lack of standardized assessment methods for NBS
• Conflicts between land uses for NBS and other purposes
• Reactive rather than proactive approach to water-related disasters

Mitigation Strategies

• Creating enabling conditions for NBS
• Leveraging financing for NBS
• Improving the regulatory and legal environment
• Enhancing intersectoral collaboration
• Improving the knowledge base on NBS
• Developing common criteria for assessing NBS
• Promoting stakeholder engagement and participation
• Implementing payments for environmental services (PES) schemes
• Using green bonds to finance NBS
• Integrating NBS into broader policy frameworks

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Floods
• Droughts

Opportunities

• NBS for climate change adaptation and mitigation

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 6
• SDG 2
• SDG 3
• SDG 9
• SDG 11
• SDG 12
• SDG 13
• SDG 14
• SDG 15

NBS contribute to achieving these SDGs through improved water availability, quality, and risk reduction, as well as through various co-benefits