Summary Report: Advancing Natural Infrastructure Forum 2024
The Advancing Natural Infrastructure Forum 2024 was held in Calgary, Alberta on February 21–22, 2024. This report is a summary and record from the event, which was co-hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Natural Assets Initiative, and WaterSMART Solutions and convened as part of IISD's Natural Infrastructure for Water Solutions initiative.
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There is growing momentum around implementing natural infrastructure, and communities are seeing multiple benefits across the triple bottom line.
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Provincial, local, and Indigenous governments have a crucial role in prioritizing natural infrastructure backed by dedicated funding and enabling policy.
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To move natural infrastructure from novel to normal, we need to showcase more social, environmental, and economic benefits to incentivize decision-makers toward working with nature.
This publication shares top takeaways from the Advancing Natural Infrastructure Forum 2024, as well as a brief overview of the discussions and presentations. With top takeaways, quotes and resources from sessions, and a section on looking forward to next steps—this report gives a full summary of the forum.
A recap of the event, photos, and resources can also be found at our Advancing Natural Infrastructure 2024 Forum Recap and Resources page.
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