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Sensitivity analyses indicate the project remains viable even with a 94% tree survival rate or under higher carbon pricing scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NbS interventions in Dire Dawa are projected to be economically viable, generating a cumulative discounted net benefit of ETB 101.6 million and an integrated benefit-to-cost ratio (BCR) of 1.36 over a 25-year period (2025–2050).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The most significant individual impact of the NbS scenario is the reduction of tangible costs associated with flood damage to infrastructure, valued at a cumulative discounted ETB 188.1 million.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Substantial intangible societal values are generated, including avoided health costs from water pollution (ETB 65.8 million), carbon sequestration (ETB 54.2 million), and avoided health costs from floods (ETB 33.3 million).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Spatially explicit analysis using InVEST models indicates that the 'Restored LULC scenario' will increase carbon storage by approximately 25.12% (175,000 tons), increase mean habitat quality by 16%, and increase runoff retention by roughly 4% (278,000 m3).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sensitivity analysis shows that the project remains economically viable under a 94% tree survival rate, with net benefits of ETB 78.6 million and a BCR of 1.28.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Applying a higher shadow price for carbon (USD 40/ton) significantly increases the projected economic value of carbon sequestration to ETB 312.4 million, raising the overall BCR to 2.28.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003307#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","climate change adaptation","Flood risk management","carbon sequestration","agroforestry","afforestation","water scarcity","groundwater recharge","soil erosion","urban heat island","biodiversity protection"],"geography_discussed":["Kigali","Rwanda","Johannesburg","South Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["cost-benefit analysis","spatial analysis","systems thinking","sensitivity analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-002388","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002388","title":"Sustainable Asset Valuation of the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity Strengthening Project in Ethiopia","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-12-12","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-asset-valuation-ethiopia-agriculture","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates the Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Capacity and System Strengthening (NSA CASE) project (2019–2024) in Ethiopia's Oromia, Amhara, and Somali regions. Using the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology, the analysis finds that investing in nature-based infrastructure—such as drought-tolerant crops, perennial fruit trees, and moisture-harvesting technologies—can yield a return of up to USD 2.37 for every USD 1 invested over 26 years. This total benefit is estimated at USD 46 billion (ETB 5,161 billion), encompassing avoided costs from floods and droughts, increased agricultural productivity, carbon storage, and reduced malnutrition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002388#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NSA CASE project, implemented between 2019 and 2024 in the Oromia, Amhara, and Somali regions, utilized interventions such as moisture-harvesting technologies, improved seed varieties, and the planting of drought-tolerant perennial fruit trees to address climatic challenges and improve nutritional outcomes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002388#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Using the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology, the report estimates that under the first Nature-based infrastructure (NBI) scenario, every USD 1 invested in the project could return up to USD 2.37 over a 26-year period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002388#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total economic value of the project's benefits is estimated at USD 46 billion (ETB 5,161 billion), which includes added environmental, social, and economic benefits such as carbon storage, job creation, and avoided costs related to malnutrition, flooding, and drought.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002388#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ethiopia's agricultural sector, which supports 75% of jobs and 40% of GDP, has been severely impacted by a 1 °C average temperature rise since 1960, leading to erratic rainfall, soil erosion, and increased stunting levels in children, which reached 39% according to a 2023 survey.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002388#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agroforestry","Climate-smart agriculture","food security","climate resilience","carbon capture and storage","soil erosion"],"geography_discussed":["Oromia Region","Amhara Region","Somali Region","Dire Dawa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["cost-benefit analysis","economic valuation"]},{"id":"iisd-000701","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000701","title":"Sustainable Asset Valuation of Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Measures in the Reventazón River Basin, Costa Rica","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-07-18","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/nbi-sustainable-asset-valuation-adaptation-costa-rica","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) Global Resource Centre assessed the economic viability of nature-based interventions in Costa Rica's Reventazón River basin. The analysis indicates that a pilot project involving reforestation, agroforestry, and contoured croplands would yield a net benefit of USD 3.17 million, with a return of USD 1.23 for every dollar invested. A scaled-up, basin-wide approach is estimated to generate a net benefit of USD 6.31 million over 30 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000701#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A proposed pilot project featuring reforestation, agroforestry, and the development of contoured croplands to regulate water flow and reduce erosion is projected to generate a total net benefit of USD 3.17 million, with a societal return of USD 1.23 for every dollar invested in nature-based infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000701#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Scaling nature-based infrastructure activities to a basin-wide approach, which would nearly double the number of activities compared to the pilot site, is estimated to provide a net benefit of USD 6.31 million for society over a 30-year period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000701#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Reventazón River basin is a vital resource for Costa Rica, supporting 500,000 people, providing 25% of San José's drinking water, and supplying eight hydropower dams that produce 38% of the national energy supply.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000701#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["ecosystem-based adaptation","hydrology","hydropower","reforestation","agroforestry","water management","climate resilience"],"geography_discussed":["San José","Ethiopia","Dire Dawa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["cost-benefit analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-000973","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000973","title":"Sustainable Asset Valuation of Reforestation in Uganda","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-07-08","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/nbi-sustainable-asset-valuation-uganda-reforestation","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre analyzed the Bring Back Our Trees project in Kasese, Uganda, which aims to reforest 30,270 hectares to combat climate-driven floods and landslides. The analysis found that the nature-based infrastructure approach generates a total net benefit of USD 69.1 million, providing a return of USD 5.44 for every dollar invested. 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The study utilizes the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) method to move beyond conventional cost-benefit analysis, highlighting that the most significant impacts are found in livelihood protection and agricultural resilience. 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Using the SAVi methodology, it finds that NBI—consisting of riparian forest and floodplain restoration—offers the highest benefit-to-cost ratio (2.9) over 25 years. Notably, the carbon storage value of NBI (EUR 12.8 million) exceeds the total implementation costs for both NBI (EUR 6.8 million) and hybrid options (EUR 9.3 million).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000004#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Nature-based infrastructure (NBI) is the most cost-effective option over a 25-year period, with a benefit-to-cost ratio of 2.9, which is higher than the 2.4 ratio for hybrid infrastructure and 1.5 for grey infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000004#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The carbon storage value provided by NBI is EUR 12.8 million, a figure that independently exceeds the costs of implementing NBI (EUR 6.8 million) and hybrid infrastructure (EUR 9.3 million).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000004#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Investment in NBI is justified by additional benefits such as avoided emission costs and increased agricultural production, even before accounting for the reduction in flood damages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000004#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","Flood risk management","carbon capture and storage","climate resilience","biodiversity","agricultural production"],"geography_discussed":["Ethiopia","Dire Dawa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["economic valuation","system dynamics modelling","spatial analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-000762","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000762","title":"Restoring Wetland Ecosystems in La Mojana, Colombia","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-04-06","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/restoring-wetland-ecosystems-la-mojana-colombia","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report assesses the economic viability of flood mitigation strategies in Colombia's La Mojana region, comparing grey infrastructure, nature-based infrastructure (NBI), and sustainable agriculture. 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