Download or read book Natural infrastructure in the nexus written by Kara DiFrancesco and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses how natural infrastructure, the networks of land and water that provide services to people, can help decision makers and infrastrucuture managers address interconnected challenges facing water, energy and food systems, often referred to as the "nexus." The paper examines reasons and ways to include natural infrastructure in this nexus, challenges that have prevented increased investment in natural infrastructure, and recommendations for moving forward.