Scoping for NbS to improve water security and navigation in the Upper Paraguay River Basin and the Pantanal region

WWF - the Netherlands would like to scope for NbS in Latin America, starting with the largest tropical wetland of the world, the Pantanal. The Pantanal, an important area of the Upper Paraguay River Basin, have suffered prolonged droughts and overexploitation over the last decades. The Pantanal has lost 74% of its surface water in the last 30 years, putting water security at risk for people and nature. The aim of this study is to scope potential NbS that can address relevant challenges related to water security in the Upper Paraguay River Basin and Pantanal. This study is part of the first stage of the NbS project cycle and focus mainly on the questions: what is the water security challenge? And what NbS options are most relevant?