Nature-based Solutions to manage water and reduce flood risk

The water security module estimates potential savings in the operation and maintenance of drinking-water treatment plants, linked to the reduction of sediments, pollutants or other pressures in the watershed. The flood mitigation module analyzes how interventions can reduce flood risk and translate that reduction into lower costs or economic benefits for risk management.

WaterProof uses previously processed and standardized global databases to run its analyses, which provide an initial characterization of each watershed through information on elevation, drainage, precipitation, evapotranspiration, land cover and land use, soil properties, water risk, rainfall erosivity and current and future climate scenarios.

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Explore the full setup of a case study focused on the Drinking Water Supply module. You can also access the flood mitigation example to configure it.

For water operators, technical teams and organizations involved in watershed management, the water security module helps prioritize intervention areas, analyze hydrological and biophysical benefits, and estimate costs, benefits and ROI.

For local authorities, decision-makers and territorial planning or risk management teams, the flood mitigation module helps assess risk scenarios, identify areas potentially benefited by NbS, and estimate avoided damages and economic benefits associated with risk reduction.