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The Catalogue compiles the Full Water Cycle Nature-based Solutions (FWC-NbS) developed within NATMed, presenting their design, implementation processes, challenges encountered and the impact achieved across the five Mediterranean case studies. Building on the work carried out throughout the project, the catalogue reflects the full cycle of NbS development, from initial diagnosis and co-design to deployment and monitoring. A central pilar of the assessment is the use of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, which has guided each case study in evaluating the quality, robustness, and long-term sustainability of its interventions. By applying this standard, the project teams were able to systematically identify strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement, ensuring that the solutions not only address water-related challenges but also deliver broader ecosystem and societal benefits.
The catalogue (deliverable D4.1) is a practical reference for technical professionals and other NbS practitioners or public interested in the NATMed project and FWC-NbS.
The FWC-NbS have been assessed against the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, and this has allowed the identification of good practices, areas for improvement and the formulation of various recommendations. The information from the assessment, together with the input and on-the-ground experience from the case studies on design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, management etc., have been key to the development of the FWC-NbS Guidelines.
The Guidelines bring together the best practices in various aspects, from design to scale-up activities, from governance practices to innovation and entrepreneurship, and therefore provide useful information for decision makers, technicians, local and regional authorities, SMEs and other stakeholders wanting to develop an NbS project.
The Guidelines (deliverable D4.2) guide the reader through a series of recommendations, ideas and good practices for the different phases of any NbS project, based on a solid framework such as the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and the knowledge, experience and results of the NATMed project.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s PRIMA Research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 2221.