About us
The Global Program on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience (GPNBS)—a thematic area of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)—aims to increase investments in solutions that integrate and strengthen natural systems to address climate resilience challenges across regions and sectors. GPNBS collaborates with various World Bank Global Practices, including: Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience, and Land; Water; Environment, Natural Resources, and the Blue Economy
Our Vision
GPNBS is committed to increasing investments in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) that strengthen natural systems to build resilience across sectors. Through World Bank operations and collaborations with partners worldwide, GPNBS informs and promotes NBS investments that integrate both natural and hybrid approaches for addressing climate resilience challenges. This approach aligns with the World Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025, the Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) strategy, and other global frameworks such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
GPNBS’s advances its vision through three strategic pillars:
Impact
Between fiscal years 2012 and 2023, the World Bank approved over 200 projects with NBS components for climate resilience, committing more than $10 billion in financing.
- Explore our interactive project map to learn about our NBS projects.
- Dive into our knowledge hub for a growing collection of guidance notes, reports, case studies, and more.
- Discover practical tools like the Nature-Based Solutions Opportunity Scan (NBSOS).
- Learn about specialized NBS training programs designed to support teams in planning and implementing impactful NBS projects.
GPNBS strives to drive, inspire, and support the planning and implementation of NBS investments around the world.
