Call for papers

The growing implementations of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across the world have demonstrated their potential for sustainable development of human societies, natural environment and ecosystem, not only mitigating climate-related natural disaster, but also benefitting well-being, socioeconomic, culture, biodiversity and planetary health. Despite the abundant scientific evidence accumulated that highlight the capacity of NbS, various barriers have affected their wider adoptions. For example, the evaluation of NbS performances without considering their temporal dynamics may underestimate their long-term influences on ecosystems and biodiversity, which will indirectly co-benefit human communities with substantial effectiveness that are difficult to quantify in economic value. Thus, this Themed Collection aims to gather the state-of-the-art research and practice on NbS that identify pathways for mainstreaming NbS at different scales to widen and accelerate implementations of transformative NbS for climate adaptions.

We welcome contributions from academia, industry, government and local authorities, environmental focused groups, and NGOs to share their novel research knowledge and case studies on upscaling NbS adaptation to accelerate NbS uptakes for better climate resilience. This Themed Collection will include, but is not limited to, the following subjects:

1. Integrating NbS with climate adaption policies and planning strategies.
2. Interdisciplinary conflicts and governance on NbS implementation.
3. Comprehensive NbS performance analysis.
4. NbS feasibility evaluation.
5. NbS transferability and upscaling.
6. Multi-stakeholder engagement, communication and public acceptance of NbS.
7. Business models and financial schemes for sustainable NbS implementations.

Timeline

Extended Abstract deadline: 30th June 2026, please send directly to the Publisher (diana.castro@cambridge.org) with the subject line “Boosting climate resilience Call for papers”.

Decisions and invitations will be sent by: 10th July 2026

Abstract requirements

Extended abstracts (min. 500 to max. 1000 words) should provide a clear overview about the envisioned paper format, structure, expected key insights and novelty of the contribution. Authors are also requested to highlight the addressed foci areas as well as providing a compact overview of key references. 

Lead Editor

Albert Chen, University of Exeter, UK

(Editorial Board Member of Cambridge Prisms: Water)

Guest Editors

Sonia Siauve, Office International de ’Eau (OiEau), France

Joep van den Broeke, KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands