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Nature: A Better, Faster, Cost-Effective Answer for Climate Resilience?
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As sea-levels rise and weather-related threats continue to increase, opportunities emerge for people and local governments to build “living shorelines” designed to reduce risk to communities and infrastructure from flooding and storm surge, while often providing the ecosystem benefits of habitat.

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Nature: A Better, Faster, Cost-Effective Answer for Climate Resilience?
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Global Program on Sustainability

GPS

WAVES is now part of the broader World Bank umbrella initiative, the Global Program for Sustainability (GPS).

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Ghana - Green Growth PASA : Heat Stress in Human Labor and Poverty

Technical Report , October 2022

The Changing Wealth of Nations - Policy Summary

Policy Brief , November 2021

The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021 : Managing Assets for the Future (Executive Summary)

Technical Report , November 2021

Forest Accounts of Kyrgyz Republic : Kyrgyz Republic Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management Project - KR WAVES Plus (English)

Technical Report , May 2021

Insight Brief Nipa Palm Products in the Ayeyarwady Region

Policy Brief , March 2021

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Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) is a World Bank-led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts.

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