Identifying and developing collaborative governance systems that enable the successful delivery of multiple NbS benefits, e.g., toward climate goals such as Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, and actively engaging R&I alongside practitioners, policy makers, NGOs and local residents in the design, planning, implementation and assessment of NbS. Expert consultations also brought forward recommendations for innovative approaches, in developing governance systems to overcome administrative and sectorial silos. Specifically, such comments point to a need for governance models that enable multiple government agencies, with different agendas, spatial scales, and capacities, to efficiently develop and implement collaborative NbS plans and actions.
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