Involve citizens in knowledge co-creation and NbS implementation by, e.g., developing effective and easy to apply methods and approaches to engage communities in knowledge development, and advancing citizen science in NbS monitoring and management. Furthermore, ways and means need to be found to integrate such methods and approaches into government processes and decision-making (where appropriate) as well as into research and implementation projects, also reflecting equity and addressing inclusiveness (e.g., genre, geographic, socio-economic…).
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