Unleashing Rivers' Potential Benefits

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Giving rivers room to move: How rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature

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Climate change is amplifying flood risks worldwide, and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception.

Floodplain river systems have historically been dynamic, shifting across landscapes over time.

Strangling rivers in this way heightens flood risks downstream by forcing water through confined channels.

It also degrades ecosystems that rely on the natural ebb and flow of river processes.

Nature-based solutions are approaches that seek to benefit both people and nature. By working with nature rather than against it, we can create landscapes that are more resilient, adaptive, and supportive of both people and biodiversity. It's time to embrace a new paradigm for river management—one that sees rivers not as threats to be controlled, but as lifelines to be protected and restored. Journal information: Nature Water Provided by The Conversation .

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