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One example of implementation of nature-based solutions in the context of improving risk management and resilience of aquatic ecosystems is the ‘Room for the River’ Programme in the Netherlands. The developed strategy focusses on making more space for water to better prevent floods by lowering the level of high water and to offer spatial quality to the area reconnecting people and rivers. Several projects have been carried out at 30 locations in the Netherlands, where dykes were relocated, high-water channels constructed, and floodplains lowered ([1]). For example, in the area of the city of Nijmegen a 350 meters long dyke was relocated, and an ancillary channel was built. This project offers multiple benefits: The reduction of the water level by 35 cm, and brings also new potential for the development of the city by the creation of an urban river park with possibilities for recreation and nature (EC 2015b). The total costs are 360 million Euro.

([1]) Source: https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/english/about-us/gems-of-rijkswaterstaat/room-for-the-river/index.aspx