UNEP is one of 35 United Nations agencies, programmes and other entities dealing with water-related issues that are members of UN Water.
Nature-based Solutions are a key focus of the work of UNEP, including with centres such as the UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Through nature-based and ecosystem-based approaches, we aim to change the way we interact with and depend on nature to unlock its full potential for more sustainable water resources and water ecosystem management, and climate resilience-building.
UNEP and partners have launched a project to support cities to take action for nature, thus contributing to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project will run from 2023-2025 to inform, inspire and enable policymakers, practitioners, businesses and finance institutions to promote ecosystem restoration in cities.
UNEP collaborates with governments, businesses and individuals, in addition to other partners and networks, on nature-based solutions.
The work of UNEP on nature-based solutions is led by the Freshwater Ecosystems Unit.
