Climate Change
Commons · Question 38189 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of nature-based solutions to help tackle the effects of climate change.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 20 Mar 2025
When designed well, Nature-based solutions (NbS) can deliver multiple benefits for climate and biodiversity whilst helping communities adapt to climate change risks - for example through natural flood management and urban cooling. NbS, such as restoring p...