Thomas Andersson
Economist (WP7 Leader) IKED
Chairman of the International Organisation for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), of the International Entrepreneurship Academy (Intentac), and of the International University Association (IUET), which is the Swedish Partner Institute of the Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance of the World Economic Forum. Currently he is the main expert on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran, undertaken by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He holds several international expert and advisory positions, including with the EU and in the Sultanate of Oman. Previously he was Vice Chancellor of Jönköping University in Sweden and prior to that Deputy DIrector of Science, Technology and Industry at the OECD Secretariat in Paris, where he headed the Structural Policies Branch and coordinated the technology part of the OECD Jobs Study as well as the OECD Growth study. He has published widely and been a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, the University of Sao Paulo and the Bank of Japan. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciennces (IVA).
Publications
Evaluating the impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A handbook for practitioners
Author(s): Adina Dumitru and Laura Wendling, Eds.
Published in: 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-22821-9
Publisher: European Commission
DOI: 10.2777/244577
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ABSTRACT: The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. Indicators have been developed collaboratively by representatives of 17 individual EU-funded NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the EEA and JRC, as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment, with the four-fold objective of: serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; orient urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions at different scales; expand upon the pioneering work of the EKLIPSE framework by providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies; and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts. They reflect the state of the art in current scientific research on impacts of nature-based solutions and valid and standardized methods of assessment, as well as the state of play in urban implementation of evaluation frameworks.
Evaluating the impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A summary for policy makers
Author(s): Marcel Cardinali, Adina Dumitru, Sofie Vandewoestijne, Laura Wendling
Published in: 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-40745-4
Publisher: European Commission
DOI: 10.2777/521937
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ABSTRACT: This publication provides a high-level summary of the detailed information available in Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A Handbook for Practitioners. The handbook aims to provide practitioners with a comprehensive impact assessment framework for nature-based solutions and a robust set of indi-cators to assess the impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Par-ticipatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; and, New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. The accompanying volume, Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions: Appendix of Methods, provides a brief description of each cited indicator of nature-based solution impact and recommends appropriate methods to measure specific impacts, along with guidance for end-users about the appropriateness, advantages and drawbacks of each method in different local contexts.
[Policy Handbook] Nature-Based Solutions. An appendix of methods
ABSTRACT: The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. Indicators have been developed collaboratively by representatives of 17 individual EU-funded NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the EEA and JRC, as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment, with the four-fold objective of: serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; orient urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions at different scales; expand upon the pioneering work of the EKLIPSE framework by providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies; and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts. They reflect the state of the art in current scientific research on impacts of nature-based solutions and valid and standardized methods of assessment, as well as the state of play in urban implementation of evaluation frameworks.
NBS Expertise
[PDF Download] Groasis
With Groasis, trees are planted in a way that mimics nature, requiring minimal water usage and custodial management. Given proper preparations and knowledge how and what to plant, survival rates are yet extremely high (above 90 percent). Plantations are undertaken using a boxx, either Waterboxx or Growboxx according to the land requirements. A drip-mechanism channels water to the root slowly. Atmospheric humidity is attracted during night, resulting in natural refilling, without any use of drip irrigation and minimum other irrigation.
