Assessments of water resources and their management

12. What is the Dynamic Water Resources Tool?

The variety of programs and projects that use the Toolkit includes:

Coastal Resilience which supports practitioners around the world who are working to address coastal hazards, particularly sea level rise and storm surge, with adaptation and risk mitigation solutions;

A Freshwater Network which supports U.S. statewide and regional decision-making regarding the status and trends of freshwater resources;

A Floodplains by Design which facilitates integrated, multi-benefit floodplain management and flood risk reduction decisions;

An Atlas of Ocean Wealth mapping Ocean Wealth explores and maps global ecosystem services such as fishery production, carbon sequestration, natural coastal protection, and recreation and tourism in determining global and regional ocean wealth;

A Natural Resource Navigator in New York which allows planners and managers to make climate-smart decisions to sustain natural resources;

A Protecting Water Atlas which provides information about the world’s watersheds to advance solutions for securing water quality and quantity for people and nature;

The Blueways Conservation decision support tool which supports marine biodiversity conservation by providing a series of apps in support of decision-making processes that enhance the management of our oceans.

Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) which provide a snapshot of a country’s potential to mitigate climate change relative to their commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement. NCS illustrates mitigation pathways that reduce CO2 levels through restoration, avoided conversion, and improved management of forest, wetland, and grassland ecosystems.

There is also the Urban Water Blueprint³⁰ which analyzes the state of water in more than 2,000 watersheds and 530 cities worldwide to provide science-based recommendations for natural solutions that can be integrated alongside traditional infrastructure to improve water quality. City and utility leaders who embrace both natural and engineered water infrastructure will not only meet future water demand; they will reshape our planet's landscape for the better.

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