1、THE POTENTIAL OF NATURE IN CLIMATE ACTION PLANNINGUNLOCKINGA REPORT ON HONG KONGS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONSMARCH 2024Table of Contents01FOREWORD03EXECUTIVE SUMMARY07INTRODUCTION15WHAT ARE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS?27NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS IN POLICY35NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR THE GREATER BAY AREA AND HONG
2、 KONG47COLLABORATION ACROSS SECTORS49POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HONG KONG61A WARNING FROM THE WMO AND THE WAY FORWARD69REFERENCE INFORMATIONThe report is funded by The Nature Conservancy and jointly prepared by Kitty Tam and Harriet Tsang from Civic Exchange,Felix Leung and Marine Thomas from The Na
3、ture Conservancy with comments from David Dudgeon,Billy Hau,Juan Diego Gaitan-Espitia,Patrick Yeung,Carmen Or,Kelly Dai and Robert Gibson.We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of J.P.Morgan and HKEX Foundation Limited,which has made the production of this report possible.Unlocking The Poten
4、tial Of Nature In Climate Action and Planning:A Report on Hong Kongs Nature-based SolutionsDate of publishing:March 2024Cover photo:Kyle ObermannThe report was designed by Michael Kozlarek and Lauryn Wachs.21ForewordOur national government is proactively promoting ecological conservation.Hosting the
5、 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity(COP 15)and advocating for the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework are just a few recent examples.As part of Chinas commitment to international nature conservation and NbS initiatives,o
6、ur national government has:Collaborated with the IUCN to publish“Towards Nature-based Solutions at scale:10 case studies from China”;and Established the Nature-based Solutions Asian Hub.NbS offers a comprehensive approach that can help optimise economic,social,and environmental benefits.As the forme