Our friends at American Rivers and International Rivers are highlighting the need for “Natural Security.” Natural Security is the idea that our natural systems–like cypress swamps, wetlands, and small streams feeding larger rivers flowing freely to the delta–are more protective of our built environment than man-made practices like dam building.
In this decade we are facing heightened storm surges, extreme rain events, flooding, and droughts as exhibited in recent events, from the flooding of the Alabama State House to the flooding of the City of Atlanta. Click on the link below to read a regional example of how natural systems and green infrastructure are helping alleviate symptoms of these extreme weather events in neighboring Clayton, GA: http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/global-warming-and-rivers/infrastructure/natural-security-clayton-county.html
Read American Rivers’ full report here: http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/global-warming-and-rivers/infrastructure/natural-security.html
International Rivers blog on the Huffington Post can be read here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-mccully/yet-more-flood-disasters_b_322431.
WATER IS LIFE
