N-EWN Seminar: Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions

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The Network for Engineering With Nature_® (EWN) invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature—Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions, with Jordan Fischbach of The Water Institute. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place September 21, 2023 at 12:30pm ET.

The N-EWN Knowledge Series - A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature Jordan Fischbach, Ph.D., The Water Institute Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions The economic benefits associated with water resources projects have been the focus of federal investment decisions for decades. However, the science of quantifying and evaluating the diverse environmental, social, and economic benefits and costs of water resources projects, particularly those including Nature Based Solutions (NBYeeS), has advanced in recent years. In 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature® team engaged in a collaborative effort with The Water Institute to consider how to better quantify the broader set of economic, environmental, and social benefits and costs of integrated water resource projects. The collaborative study team identified and further evaluated six completed USACE planning studies that encompass the navigation, coastal storm risk management, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration missions within USACE to assess methods for evaluating NBS and the comprehensive benefits expected from water resources projects. Dr. Jordan Fischbach will present results from this collaborative study, focusing on key findings and opportunities for USACE to enhance its planning and evaluation process moving forward. Save the date! Upcoming webinars will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month. Sept. 21 12:30pm ET: Jordan Fischbach, Ph.D., The Water Institute Oct. 19 12:30pm ET: Brian Zettle, Tribal Nations Center for Technical Expertise, Tribal Engagement in Engineering with Nature Nov. 16 12:30pm ET: Gina Ralph, PhD, USACE Jacksonville, Engineering With Nature within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) There will not be a N-EWN Webinar in December 2023 Register here: https://bit.ly/3gR9ADL 1 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) is available to attendees Recorded webinars will be posted online at: https://n-ewn.org/resources/n-ewn-knowledge-seminars/ Presented by: The Network for Engineering With Nature, LimnoTech, the University of Georgia, and the Engineer Research and Development Center Questions? Please contact: Sage Paris, LimnoTech: sparis@limno.com

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